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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Mary Lou Mcdaniel, Appleton, WI (US);
John David Amundson, Greenville, WI (US);
Steven Craig Gehling, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Inventors:
Mary Lou McDaniel, Appleton, WI (US);
John David Amundson, Greenville, WI (US);
Steven Craig Gehling, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/22 (2006.01); A61F 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/222 (2013.01); A61F 13/2068 (2013.01); A61F 13/2094 (2013.01); A61F 13/2065 (2013.01); A61F 13/2034 (2013.01); A61F 13/2088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pledget for a tampon having improved leakage prevention of bodily fluid after the tampon is inserted in the vagina. A method of manufacturing the pledget can include a step of bringing a contact member into communication with a fibrous material. The method can include a step of compressing the fibrous material into a pledget for a tampon.