A61F 13/2088
Shaping the tampon by compressing
Official title: {shaping the tampon by compressing}
A61F13/2088 (Shaping the tampon by compressing) appears on 54 US grants and 64 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 54
- Published applications
- 64
- Assignees
- 24
- Inventors
- 96
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tampon pledget for increased bypass leakage protection24 Feb 2026US 12,558,269 B2Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC
- Device for forming and/or smoothing a tampon end13 Jan 2026US 12,521,283 B2Ruggli AG
- Method and apparatus for making tampons5 Aug 2025US 12,376,998 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Tubular tampon and method of manufacturing same15 Jul 2025US 12,357,510 B2Anne's Day Ltd
- Tampon and method for making same8 Jul 2025US 12,350,133 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Reduced-leakage tampon24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283859 A1Tampro Inc.
- Device for forming and/or smoothing a tampon end11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281336 A1Ruggli AG
- Method and apparatus for making tampons10 Oct 2024US 2024/0335335 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Tampon press4 Jul 2024US 2024/0216184 A1Johnson & Johnson
- Tampons and methods for making tampons27 Jun 2024US 2024/0207104 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Article for packing body cavities53US 6,183,436 B2Ultracell Medical Technologies of Connecticut, Inc. · 2001
- Medical absorbent pack substantially free of unwanted adhesion properties46US 6,191,341 B12001
- Tampon pledget for increased bypass leakage protection20US 7,867,209 B2Playtex Products, Inc. · 2011
- Tampon pledget with improved by-pass leakage protection20US 9,107,775 B2Eveready Battery Company, Inc. · 2015
- Absorbent tampon for feminine hygiene19US 8,827,974 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2014