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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7214218 | Tampon with raised portions having multiple widths A tampon for feminine hygiene that has an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a longitudinal axis, and an outer surface. The tampon is made of compressed fibrous material. The outer surface of the tampon includes a plurality of raised portions. Each of the raised porti... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7137971 | Incontinence garment having pleated extensible liquid retention layer An primary liquid retention layer suitable for use in an incontinence garment includes a plurality of pleats defined by fold lines in at least one region of the composite. The fold lines are oriented in a first direction. The primary liquid retention layer is stretc... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7059026 | Tampon especially for feminine hygiene and a process and apparatus for producing this A process for forming a tampon having a relatively high density, compressed core and a plurality of lower density longitudinal ribs is disclosed. The longitudinal ribs have a softer fiber structure and a coarser capillary structure and extend radially from the core.... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044928 | Tampon applicator assembly having an improved plunger and methods of making A plunger having a first end, a second end, and a main body is provided. The first end of the plunger is about 10% to about 15% larger than the main body and the second end is more than about 50% larger than the main body. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7011033 | Method and apparatus for cord attachment An apparatus and method for attaching a cord to a piece of material. The material has a first side and a second side. The apparatus has a frame, a punch pin, a spear, and a comber. The comber is movably mounted to the frame. The comber is adapted to create slack in ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6654992 | Method of applying string to tampon pledgets Method of and apparatus for applying withdrawal strings to tampon pledgets wherein string is pneumatically looped around a pledget, the ends of the loop are knotted, and the knotted loop is driven through a hole in the pledget.... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6283952 | Shaped tampon The invention provides an improved tampon, particularly suited for use as a digital tampon, having a portion of fibers at a withdrawal end of the tampon displaced towards an insertion end, causing a fiber density in the vicinity of the withdrawal end to b... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6183436 | Article for packing body cavities An article for packing body cavities comprises a protective sheath of supple, smooth, polymeric film, containing an absorbent sponge or like tampon component. The sheath facilitates insertion and removal of the article by minimizing tissue attachment, adh... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5873971 | Method of forming a tampon which can be comfortably withdrawn from a body cavity A method is disclosed of forming a tampon is which can be comfortably withdrawn from a body cavity. The method includes the steps of cutting an individual absorbent member from an absorbent strip. Each absorbent member is then shaped to form an elongated ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5813102 | Process for producing a tampon having densified, solid, fibrous core A digital tampon (20) for feminine hygiene, having a round dome (33) and a recovery tape (24), consists of a blank which is shaped by winding up a length of continuous random fiber web and which is pressed to produce a preform having a fiber core, longitu... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5659934 | Method of forming a laterally expandable tampon A method of forming a tampon is disclosed wherein the tampon is useful in preventing premature leakage of body fluid from a woman's vagina, especially during her menstrual period. The method includes the steps of cutting individual absorbent members from ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5566435 | Method of attaching a tampon withdrawal cord with an overhand hitch knot An improved knot for attachment of withdrawal cords to tampons is provided. The knot comprises at least two closed loops around a portion of a length of absorbent material. The standing parts of the cord cross at least twice, to form a crossed portion at ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5153971 | Method of forming a curved tampon A method of forming a catamential tampon is disclosed which is capable of absorbing menstrual fluids. The method includes the steps of starting with an absorbent having a cross-sectional area of varying thickness. The thickest portion has a greater volume... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5084038 | Apparatus and a method for forming tampons and the tampon itself An apparatus and a method for forming tampons is disclosed, as well as the tampon itself. The apparatus includes a mechanism and the method includes the step of advancing and cutting a cover strip and an absorbent ribbon into predetermined lengths. A port... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4836587 | Apparatus for making knots in drawstrings of catamenial tampons One end of a drawstring which is connected to a catamenial tampon at the other end is pulled downwardly by suction while an intermediate portion of the drawstring is convoluted around a hollow mandrel to form a closed loop. The one end of the drawstring i... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4490894 | Apparatus for attaching a withdrawal cord to a tampon An apparatus is provided for attaching a withdrawal tape to a catamenial tampon. The apparatus is designed so that the withdrawal cord is frictionally wound up upon a centering mandrel in a controlled manner and then pressed against the withdrawal end of ... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4318407 | Folded tampon pledget A tampon having a pledget consisting of two rectangular layers of absorbent material which have been overlaid along an edge of each of the layers and then folded along a line bisecting the angle formed by the juncture between the layers. The pledget thus ... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4144623 | Process for the production of tampon blanks There is set forth a process for the production of a tampon, particularly for menstrual hygiene in which a fleece of absorbent cotton or similar material is wound up together with a retrieving string arranged on it. A fleece track is carried along approxi... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4108299 | Apparatus and method for delivering tampon sacks and inserter parts to an assembly turret Apparatus and procedures for delivering tampon sacks having withdrawal strings at one end and inserter parts to an assembly turret having a plurality of operating heads on which the tampon sacks are assembled in the inserters, the apparatus comprising rot... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4019226 | Apparatus for automatically shaping cellulose type menstrual tampons An apparatus for automatically shaping cellulose type menstrual tampons with all the operational steps being automated wherein a cotton band used as a stock material is processed therein until a product of cocoon-like final shape suitable for use as a men... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4012809 | Method and apparatus for attaching the free end of a withdrawing tape to a tampon roll An improvement in an apparatus for winding a batt of material in strip form carrying a free end of a withdrawal tape to form a rolled body thereof having withdrawal tape attached thereto which comprise a forked shaped totatable winding mandrel having fork... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4006515 | Apparatus for forming tampons and assembling same in inserters Apparatus and procedures for continuously forming rosette shaped tampons from aggregate containing tubular sacks or overwraps having withdrawal strings at one end and assembling the tampons in inserters, the apparatus comprising rotary transfer mechanism ... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3970022 | Method and apparatus for stitching string to foam used in tampons A method for attaching a length of string to a segment of material such as a foam pre-form used in tampon manufacture comprising providing the string in proximity to the pre-form, drawing the loose ends of the string through the pre-form in intersecting d... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3946463 | Method applying the free end of a withdrawing tape to a tampon roll An improvement in a process for preparing a tampon having a withdrawal string or tape positioned against the withdrawal end of the tampon, the improvement comprising forming the tampon body by winding a batting material strip to which is attached a withdr... | 03/30/1976 |
