Water purification device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5688588
SERIAL NO

08631512

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A drinking straw that purifies water by forced movement of water through the straw. The straw is composed of: 1) a filter plug made of a fibrous structure, the filter plug having sides, a first end, a second end, and a firmness sufficient to avoid collapse of the fibrous structure under a specified pressure drop; 2) a water purification material integrated in the fibrous structure; and 3) a liquid impervious wrapper covering the sides of the filter plug, the wrapper defining openings at the first and second ends of the filter plug.

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KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC2300 WINCHESTER ROAD NEENAH WI 54956

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cotton, James Dennis Marietta, GA 3 38
Everhart, Dennis Stein Alpharetta, GA 19 565
Gadsby, Elizabeth Deibler Mareitta, GA 32 590

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