US Patent No: 4,326,527

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

Microwave heat setting of tampon

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Abstract

A heat-set radially compressed tampon is made by radially compressing a prehumidified tampon pledget having absorbent fibers subjecting the compressed pledget to microwave heating.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.NEENAH, WI5259

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lilaonitkul, Amnuey Appleton, WI 3 65
Wollangk, Edward G Oshkosh, WI 5 53

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
The Procter & Gamble Company (25)
6,554,814 Protection tampon and method of making 18 2000
6,740,070 Protection and comfort tampon 5 2001
7,047,608 Method of producing a shaped tampon 9 2002
6,837,882 Protection tampon and method of making 7 2003
6,682,513 Protection tampon and method of making 8 2003
7,124,483 Process for producing stabilized tampons 6 2003
7,120,977 Process for producing stabilized tampons 6 2003
7,549,982 Tampon with recessed portions having multiple widths 1 2003
7,338,483 Tampon 2 2003
7,311,699 Tampon with raised portions 1 2003
7,214,218 Tampon with raised portions having multiple widths 2 2003
7,097,638 Tampon having recessed portions 4 2003
7,087,045 Tampon having recessed portions 5 2003
7,070,585 Tampon having recessed portions 5 2003
6,939,340 Tampon with adjacent wide and narrow raised portions 5 2004
7,785,308 Tampon absorbency indicators on package 0 2005
7,175,616 Absorbency protuberance identifier disposed on each tampon in the article array 1 2005
7,753,898 Tampon having indicator enclosed in a tampon applicator 0 2005
7,654,991 Product array having indicators 0 2005
7,014,637 Tampon applicator having indicators 7 2005
7,166,101 Tampon outer surface having increasing number of written identifiers to indicate absorbency 3 2005
8,137,331 Protection tampon and method of making 0 2006
7,682,348 Protection tampon and method of making 0 2006
8,028,385 Patterned tampon and method of making 0 2007
7,886,413 Method for improved stabilization of a tampon 0 2008
 
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. (4)
5,433,912 Process for injection molding arcuately-shaped hollow articles 6 1994
5,690,884 Method of injection molding a thin walled article 5 1995
6,214,274 Process for compressing a web which contains superabsorbent material 29 1999
6,706,945 Absorbent article with improved, wet-formed absorbent 5 2000