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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:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Steven Ray Gilbert, Fairfield, OH (US);
Jeffrey Scott Hudson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Steven Ray Gilbert, Fairfield, OH (US);
Jeffrey Scott Hudson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process and apparatus for producing a stabilized product from a pledget, including the steps of providing a pledget and a transfer member, and pushing the compressed pledget into a stabilization mold with the transfer member as the transfer member advances to a loading position. The transfer member is retracted to a stabilizing position. The compressed pledget is stabilized while the compressed pledget is maintained in compression by the transfer member and the stabilization mold to form a stabilized tampon.