Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,084,038 · App. 07/406,655
Apparatus and a method for forming tampons and the tampon itself
Inventors:
Donald A. Sheldon, Paul G. Franke, Raymond Brown
Patented Case
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Granted: Jan 28, 1992
Filed: Sep 12, 1989
Inventors
Donald A. Sheldon
Paul G. Franke
Raymond Brown
Assignee (at issue)
Kimberly-Clark Inc.
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