US Patent Issued to The Procter & Gamble on Sept. 16 for "Tampon with wicking member adapted for improved manufacturability and wicking performance" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,880, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Tampon with wicking member adapted for improved manufacturability and wicking performance" was invented by Lymarie Semidey-Flecha (West Chester, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tampon including a pledget, a wicking member and a withdrawal cord is disclosed. The pledget includes a mass of fibrous absorbent material disposed within or between one or more layers of an outer cover formed of a first nonwoven web material. The wicking member includes a second nonwoven web material distinct from the first nonwoven web material and the withdrawal cord. Th...