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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Wade Monroe Hubbard, Jr., Liberty Township, OH (US);
Kevin Charles Strong, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael John Mers-kelly, Hartford, ME (US);
Daniel Raymond Wiegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Wade Monroe Hubbard, Jr., Liberty Township, OH (US);
Kevin Charles Strong, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael John Mers-Kelly, Hartford, ME (US);
Daniel Raymond Wiegele, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/02 (2006.01); B29C 43/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A carrier mold having prongs that produces shaped tampons is provided. When subjected to pressure the prongs of the carrier mold flex to completely or substantially close one end of the carrier mold. A method of forming a shaped tampon using the carrier mold is also provided.