ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,133, issued on March 25, was assigned to Johnson & Johnson GmbH (Neuss, Germany).
"Apparatus for forming a catamenial tampon" was invented by Nick Brooks (Warwick, Great Britain), Peter Morgan (Warwickshire, Great Britain), James Stembridge (Warwickshire, Great Britain) and Trevor Whales (Warwickshire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A doming tool for manufacturing absorbent tampon includes a plurality of stations made of devices for shaping a tampon pledget tip, and a hollow mandrel engaging with the stations. The stations are supported by at least one mounting plate."
The patent was filed on March 4, 2024, under Appl...