Tampon insertion device for improved control and pledget placement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8961449
APP PUB NO 20080119778A1
SERIAL NO

11890138

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A tampon applicator assembly has a barrel with a fingergrip. The fingergrip has one or more flared portions and/or one or more rib-like or ring-like gripping structures. A tampon applicator fingergrip includes one or more flared portions having a flare angle between about 139° and about 156° and a curve represented by an equation range of y=16.127x3−1.5061x2+0.0568x+0.0001 to y=6.9136x3−0.5598x2+0.0168x+0.0003, where y is an incremental increase in a height of the curve at a distance along a length of the curve.

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EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS LLC1350 TIMBERLAKE MANOR PARKWAY CHESTERFIELD MO 63017

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dougherty,, Jr Eugene P Camden-Wyoming, US 14 226
Edgett, Keith Middletown, US 54 854
Jorgensen, Robert Middletown, US 26 343

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