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US 1,106,450 · App. 29/960,988 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Tampon

Inventors: Greta Catherine Meyer (San Francisco, CA); Amanda Paige Calabrese (San Francisco, CA); Elijah John Sampson Zenger (New York, NY)
Assignee: TAMPRO INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,106,450
App. No.
29/960,988
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a tampon, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2025
From: MEYER, GRETA CATHERINE; CALABRESE, AMANDA PAIGE; ZENGER, ELIJAH JOHN SAMPSON
To: TAMPRO INC.
Reel/Frame 072498/0532 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29875150 · Apr 28, 2023
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