ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,510, issued on July 15, was assigned to Anne's Day Ltd (London).
"Tubular tampon and method of manufacturing same" was invented by Valentina Milanova (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tubular shaped tampon can include an absorbent body defining a cylindrical shape having a hollow interior, a porous protective sleeve surrounding the absorbent body, and a string that holds the protective sleeve in place against the absorbent body and facilitates removal of the tampon after use. The absorbent body and protective sleeve can combine to define an overall tubular structure having an inner hollow region, providing increased surface ar...