US Patent Issued to EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS on July 14 for "Tampon and tampon application wrapper" (New Jersey, New York, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,348, issued on July 14, was assigned to EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS LLC (Chesterfield, Mo.).

"Tampon and tampon application wrapper" was invented by Jeffrey Kapec (Westport, Conn.), Yukiko Naoi (New York), Pankaj Nigam (Ridgeweood, N.J.) and Adebimpe Ogunade (Saddle Brook, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A feminine hygiene product wrapper, comprising a front panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; a back panel having a closed side lengthwise edge, an open side lengthwise edge, a bottom widthwise edge, and a top widthwise edge; and an expandable...