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Water disposable tampon applicators and biodegradable compositions for use therein

CA 2030716 C · Owner: Ablestik Laboratories · Inventors: Billmers, Robert L.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

This invention provides biodegradable tampon applicators adapted for disposal in water-base toilet systems. This invention also provides plasticized starch compositions for use in the fabrication of tampon applicators and methods for fabrication thereof.

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  • Filed November 27, 1990 and granted July 2, 1996. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 27, 2010.
  • A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by November 27, 2012.
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FiledNovember 27, 1990
GrantedJuly 2, 1996
Term endedNovember 27, 2010
Patent numberCA 2030716 C
Classification (IPC)A61F13/26

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedNov 27, 1990Patent grantedJuly 2, 1996Term endedNov 27, 2010

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