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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:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Shalva Gedevanishvili, Richmond, VA (US);
William R. Sweeney, Richmond, VA (US);
Heidi R. Kleinbach-sauter, Manakin Sabot, VA (US);
Zane Gibbs, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Shalva Gedevanishvili, Richmond, VA (US);
William R. Sweeney, Richmond, VA (US);
Heidi R. Kleinbach-Sauter, Manakin Sabot, VA (US);
Zane Gibbs, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Absorbent pods comprise a pouch formed of a porous material. The pouch contains an absorbent polymer in an amount sufficient to absorb at least about 20 mL of fluid. Preferably, the absorbent polymer is sodium polyacrylate and the porous material is a hydrophilic material. The absorbent pods absorb and retain fluids, including saliva.