Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,873,971 · App. 08/749,127
Method of forming a tampon which can be comfortably withdrawn from a body cavity
Inventor:
Tammy Jo Balzar
Patented Case
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Granted: Feb 23, 1999
Filed: Nov 14, 1996
Inventor
Tammy Jo Balzar
Assignee (at issue)
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
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