A61F 13/2062
Tampons made from folded lengths of material
Official title: {Tampons made from folded lengths of material, e.g. of string}
A61F13/2062 (Tampons made from folded lengths of material) appears on 18 US grants and 22 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 18
- Published applications
- 22
- Assignees
- 10
- Inventors
- 43
- Latest grant
- 16 Sep 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Tampon with wicking member adapted for improved manufacturability and wicking performance16 Sep 2025US 12,414,880 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent pad for intravaginal use29 Aug 2023US 11,737,929 B2
- Tampon and method of making8 Nov 2022US 11,491,055 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Tampon and method for making the same27 Jul 2021US 11,071,656 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Vaginal insertion assembly22 Sep 2020US 10,779,996 B2V-Veil-Up-Pharma Limited
- Tampon with wicking member adapted for improved manufacturability and wicking performance4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367038 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Tampon and method of making9 Feb 2023US 2023/0039375 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Tampon with wicking member adapted for improved manufacturability and wicking performance8 Sep 2022US 2022/0280347 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent pad for intravaginal use21 Oct 2021US 2021/0322230 A1
- Absorbent tampon for treatment of menstrual symptoms22 Jul 2021US 2021/0220184 A1Anne's Day Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hygienic tampon and tampon applicator59US 4,328,804 A1982
- Sanitary tampon52US 6,719,743 B1Uni-Charm Corporation · 2004
- Sanitary tampon34US 7,335,194 B2Uni-Charm Corporation · 2008
- Tampon32US 4,361,151 ATech-Tran, Inc. · 1982
- Tampon having multiple absorbent regions12US 9,610,201 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2017