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    Patents

    Sanitary Napkin:

    U.S. Patent No. 10,292,873

    07.11.19
    Mezi Koulai, Carrollton, TX.

    Filed: 7/15/16
    Issued: 5/21/19

    A sanitary napkin comprising: a shell defining an interior space, said shell being flexible, said shell being liquid impermeable; an opening positioned in a front of said shell; a ridge integrally extending from said front of said shell around a perimeter of said opening defining a canal within said ridge, wherein said ridge is positioned on said shell such that said ridge is configured to sealably contact the skin of the user; an absorbent positioned in said interior space and extending into and occupying said canal; a pair of fasteners coupled singly to and extending from opposing edges of said shell, wherein said fasteners are positioned on said shell such that said fasteners are configured for coupling of said shell to an article of clothing, such that said opening is positioned proximate to the vulva of a user; and wherein said front of said shell is liquid impermeable such that vulvar discharge is effectively retained within said interior space of said shell, and wherein is said ridge is positioned on said front such that said shell is sealably positionable over the vulva of the user such that vulvar discharge is directed to said opening.
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