ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,069, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to TAMPRO INC. (San Francisco).
"Reduced-leakage tampon" was invented by Greta Catherine Meyer (San Francisco), Amanda Paige Calabrese (San Francisco) and Elijah John Sampson Zenger (New York).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tampons including an elongate body and a removal string extending from a removal end of the elongate body. The tampons may include a flow path that directs menses across the elongate body. The tampons may include a plurality of longitudinal ribs crossing the flow path. The plurality of longitudinal ribs facilitate expansion of the elongate body."
The patent was filed on Aug. ...