A61F 13/15756
Applying tabs, strips, tapes, loops
Official title: {Applying tabs, strips, tapes, loops; Knotting the ends of pads}
A61F13/15756 (Applying tabs, strips, tapes, loops) appears on 461 US grants and 553 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing a joined resealable absorbent article18 Aug 2026US 12,708,567 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent articles with unitary hook fasteners, and methods of making such articles18 Aug 2026US 12,708,569 B2Attends Healthcare Products, Inc.
- Non-woven of spunbonded thermoplastic filaments having improved weldability properties and method for manufacturing such a non-woven28 Jul 2026US 12,691,198 B2Dounor SAS
- Method of applying fastener elements for disposable absorbent garment23 Jun 2026US 12,661,274 B2Attends Healthcare Products, Inc.
- Absorbent articles and methods of making the same16 Jun 2026US 12,653,725 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Non-woven of spunbonded thermoplastic filaments having improved weldability properties and method for manufacturing such a non-woven8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306698 A1Dounor SAS
- Rotary apparatus for sealing a continuous web and related method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272725 A1GDM S.p. A.
- Absorbent articles with absorbent chassis and belt bonding arrangements and frangible pathways3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256629 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Manufacturing device for generating closure tabs for a diaper27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248657 A1Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co.KG
- Absorbent articles and methods for applying a waist panel to elasticize a waist region with integrally formed side panels20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240689 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Disposable incontinence garment or training pant1,298US 4,940,464 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1990
- Method for making a fastening system for a dynamic fitting diaper338US 5,399,219 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1995
- Process for rotating and placing a strip of material on a substrate336US 5,224,405 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1993
- Applicator apparatus and process for rotating and placing a strip of material on a substrate292US 5,104,116 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1992
- Process for assembling elasticized ear portions225US 5,540,796 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1996