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US 5,659,934 · App. 08/700,599

Method of forming a laterally expandable tampon

Inventors: James L. Jessup, Donald Henry Paalman
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Granted: Aug 26, 1997 Filed: Aug 12, 1996
Inventors
James L. Jessup
Donald Henry Paalman
Assignee (at issue)
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

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Patent No.
US 5,659,934
App. No.
08/700,599
Filed
1996-08-12
Granted
1997-08-26
Kind
A