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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Edgewell Personal Care Brands, Llc, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Inventors:
Robert Jorgensen, Middletown, DE (US);
Keith Edgett, Middletown, DE (US);
Assignee:
Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/20 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61L 15/28 (2006.01); A61L 15/42 (2006.01); A61L 15/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/208 (2013.01); A61F 13/15203 (2013.01); A61F 13/2025 (2013.01); A61F 13/2028 (2013.01); A61F 13/2057 (2013.01); A61F 13/2065 (2013.01); A61F 13/2068 (2013.01); A61F 13/2088 (2013.01); A61L 15/28 (2013.01); A61L 15/425 (2013.01); A61L 15/60 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15447 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a tampon pledget that includes one or more enhanced features that result in the pledget exhibiting increased bypass leakage prevention. These enhanced features may include, but are not limited to, geometry, absorption, and any combinations thereof. There is also provided one or more methods for constructing a tampon pledget having increased bypass leakage protection.