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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Mary Lou Mcdaniel, Appleton, WI (US);
John David Amundson, Greenville, WI (US);
Steven Craig Gehling, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Mary Lou McDaniel, Appleton, WI (US);
John David Amundson, Greenville, WI (US);
Steven Craig Gehling, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A pledget for a tampon having improved leakage prevention of bodily fluid after the tampon is inserted in the vagina. The pledget can have an absorbent structure having two layers. At least one of the layers of the absorbent structure can have one contact element at least partially separated from a second contact element. A method of manufacturing the tampon can include a step of incorporating a contact element into at least one of the two layers of the absorbent structure.