ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. D1,120,305, issued on March 24, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Sanitary napkin" was invented by Henning Vohwinkel (Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany), Bruce William Lavash (West Chester, Ohio), Wolfgang Werner Hans Domeier (Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany), Emma Lynn Sartini (Covington, Ky.), Rainer Hefele (Wurzburg, Germany), Oliver Glandien (Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany) and Holger Wendt (Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany).

The patent was filed on April 30, 2024, under Application No. D/940,054.

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