The Procter Gamble Company

Ricky Alan Pollard

Charles John Berg, Jr

Ryo Minoguchi

Letha Margie Hines

Thomas Ward Osborn, Iii

Diana Lynne Gann

Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier

Francis Michael Nicholas

Kelyn Anne Arora

John Richard Noel

Peter W Hamilton

Margaret Henderson Hasse

James Douglas Still

Karen Denise McAffry

Thomas James Wierenga

Charles A Hensley

Gary Curtis Joseph

David Joseph Caracci

Diana Lynn Gann

Letha Margory Hines

James Henry Barton

Bernard K Kremer

William Francis Search, Jr

Conrad Eckhardt

Paul Lee Styles

John Lawrence Foley

Randy Allen Eyre

Wrappers having one or more tabs are provided. The wrapper can have a first end, a second end, and a center portion disposed between the first end and the second end. The wrapper can include a first joined portion at the second end and a tab extending from the joined portion outwardly from the feminine device. In certain embodiments, at least a portion of the withdrawal member can extend through the joined portion into the tab.

Wrapper having a tab

A tampon that has a body including a first end, a second end, a center portion, a longitudinal axis and a radial axis. The body includes a plurality of cords or strips joined at the first end, the second end, the center portion or both the first and second ends. The plurality of strips and cords being selected from the group being selected from the group consisting of, films, woven materials, absorbent foams, superabsorbent polymers, and mixtures thereof.

Tampon comprising a plurality of strips or cords

Tampons comprising an asymmetric insertion end are provided. The tampon can comprise a substantially symmetrical absorbent mass having an insertion end and a withdrawal end, wherein the insertion end is asymmetric around an X axis of the tampon. A method of improving placement of a tampon in a vagina of a female is also provided.

Tampon having an asymmetric insertion end

Tampons having a zoned apertured overwrap. The tampons can include a compressed absorbent member having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a longitudinal axis, and a body disposed between the insertion end and the withdrawal end. The body can have a perimeter disposed substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis and an exterior surface. The tampons can further include an overwrap covering at least a portion of the exterior surface. The overwrap can have a first zone and a second zone, the first zone having a plurality of apertures of a first diameter and the second zone having a plurality of apertures of a second diameter. In addition, the first zone and the second zone can be spaced apart from one another.

Tampon having zoned apertured overwrap

A digital tampon including an angled finger cover. The tampons can comprise an absorbent mass having an insertion end and a withdrawal end and an angled finger cover.

Tampon having an angled finger cover

A tampon and a tampon applicator in combination for expulsion of a tampon. The tampon applicator has a tampon holder tube. The tampon holder tube has a hollow interior portion, a first end dimensioned for insertion into a vaginal cavity, a second end positioned oppositely to the first end, a force controller, and at least one side expulsion member. The side expulsion member has a weakened region located at its base. The tampon has a body having a first end, center, and a second end; body has a joined portion; the body has a plurality of absorbent strips joined at the joined portion. The strips are selected from the group consisting of nonwoven materials, films, woven materials, absorbent foams, superabsorbent polymers, and mixtures thereof. The tampon is housed within the hollow interior portion of the tampon holder tube in a pre-expelled position.

Tampon applicator having a force controller

The present invention relates to a wrapper for individually packaging absorbent articles for personal hygiene, especially tampons. The wrapper of the present invention is provided with an opening means comprising a tear tape and a stopper, the tear tape is used for opening the wrapper and the stopper prevents the wrapper from becoming separated into more than two segments of wrapper material upon being opened.

Tampon wrapper with opening means comprising stopper

The present invention relates to a wrapper for individually packaging absorbent articles for personal hygiene, especially tampons. The wrapper of the present invention is provided with an opening means, which prevents the wrapper from becoming separated into more than one piece of wrapper material upon being opened.

Tampon wrapper with improved opening means

An absorbent article, such as a diaper, a sanitary napkin, a panty liner, an adult incontinence device, a bandage, or the like is provided which has: (a) a liquid pervious topsheet defining a body-facing side of the absorbent article; (b) a liquid impervious backsheet joined to the topsheet and defining a garment-facing side of the absorbent article; (c) an absorbent layer being positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet; and (d) an adhesive system located on the backsheet. The adhesive system comprises a plurality of three-dimensional protrusions which are deformable into a substantially two-dimensional configuration and an interconnected network of adhesive surrounding the protrusions which is protected from inadvertent contact with external surfaces until the three-dimensional protrusions are deformed into a substantially two-dimensional configuration. The absorbent article preferably includes a plurality of flaps which may themselves preferably include an adhesive system, and the backsheet of the absorbent article is preferably breathable.

Absorbent article having improved adhesive system to provide flexibility and breathability

A package for containing hygienic articles. The package has a dispensing aperture covered by a refastenably closable flap. The flap overlaps the dispensing aperture, to minimize external contamination. The aperture is made by a cut-out, leaving an opening in the material used to form the package. A separate retaining band is added to decrease the size of the opening so that the desired overlap can be maintained independent of the cut-out used to form the opening or the flap. The package is intact as presented to the user, and may completely enclose the hygienic articles after the first use of a hygienic article.

Hygienic package with a reclosable flap

The present invention relates to improved blades for severing sheet materials such as polymeric sheets, metallic foils, and other sheet materials, particularly those suitable for use in the containment and protection of various items including perishable materials. The present invention provides an improved blade for severing sheet materials wherein design parameters for the design of the blade teeth have been tailored for improved severing performance. The blade comprises a blade body and a plurality of individual teeth extending outwardly from the blade body. The teeth each have a finite tooth radius and at least one tooth parameter selected from the group of optimized tooth parameters consisting of a tooth radius less than about 0.005 inches, a tooth pitch of less than about 0.050 inches, and a tooth thickness of less than about 0.006 inches. In a preferred embodiment of a blade in accordance with the present invention, at least two tooth parameters are selected from the group of optimized tooth parameters, and even more preferably three tooth parameters are selected from the aforementioned group of tooth parameters. Blades in accordance with the present invention may be unitary or composite structures and may be constructed in accordance with conventional fabrication techniques from a wide variety of commonly-available materials. Severing blades in accordance with the present invention may be affixed to and utilized in combination with a carton or container of generally conventional design for containing and dispensing a sheet material from a continuous web or utilized independently of a dispensing product container either as a hand-held implement or affixed to any stationary object, depending upon the operating environment. Such blades may be utilized to sever a wide variety of sheet materials, including two- and three-dimensional polymeric sheet materials.

Blade for severing sheet materials

A fibrous pads package comprises a lightweight dispensing package having a dispensing opening and a plurality of discrete fibrous pads sequentially disposed in the dispensing package in an abutting relationship with each other. Each of the plurality of fibrous pads comprises a cleansing portion and a gripping portion of a predetermined size and shape. Each of the pads may have a transitional portion between the cleansing portion and the gripping portion. The cleansing portion has a cleansing portion thickness Tc and a cleansing portion flexural rigidity Rc; and the gripping portion has a gripping portion thickness Tg and a gripping portion flexural rigidity Rg. The cleansing portion thickness Tc is at least about 10% greater than the gripping portion thickness Tg, and the cleansing portion flexural rigidity Rc is at least about 100% less than the gripping portion flexural rigidity Rg. The gripping portion has a distinct gripping edge. The gripping edges of the plurality of fibrous pads are separable from one another such that the gripping edges may be spaced apart for dispensing. Optionally, the plurality of pads may be compressed within the dispensing package.

Fibrous pad and a dispensing package therefor

A pouched, detergent-compatible, through-the-wash, dryer-released, jumbo particulate fabric softening composition. The particle size of this particulate is from about 5 mm to about 30 mm, and preferably at least 10 mm. The low viscoisty jumbo particulate fabric softener is made to survive the wash more so than comparable smaller particulates and release more in the dryer than higher viscosity softener. The softener particulate of this invention has a low viscosity at about its melting point for good softener transferability from the pouch to the fabric, superior release in the dryer, and reduced residual pouch staining.

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Moscow, OH, United States of America

Ricky Alan Pollard