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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Thomas Ward Osborn, Iii, Clifton, OH (US);
Brian Kenneth Burgdorf, Norwood, OH (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Ward Osborn, III, Clifton, OH (US);
Brian Kenneth Burgdorf, Norwood, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved design for tampons comprising a first material positioned within a flexible inner wrap; the inner wrap is encased by a flexible, fluid permeable outerwrap with a second material positioned between the inner and outer wrap. Either the first or second material may be absorbent or non-absorbent. The first and second materials can take many physical forms including particles, fibers, agglomerates, powders, gels, foams, beads and mixtures thereof.