A61F 13/263
With reduced length before use
Official title: {with reduced length before use, e.g. with folding rod}
A61F13/263 (With reduced length before use) appears on 65 US grants and 34 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 65
- Published applications
- 34
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 112
- Latest grant
- 11 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Tampon with integrated device for improved insertion, and removal, and leak prevention19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047962 A1
- Compact tampon applicator with two-piece plunger30 May 2024US 2024/0173174 A1Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC
- Device and method for joining multi-part tampon applicators25 May 2023US 2023/0157902 A1Ruggli Projects AG
- Tampon applicator19 Aug 2021US 2021/0251816 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for dispensing vaginal medication104US 6,168,576 A2001
- Compact tampon applicator with hollow tampon and radially expandable applicator tube75US 4,857,044 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1989
- Compact tampon tube applicator74US 4,676,773 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1987
- Tampon applicator67US 4,726,805 ATambrands Inc. · 1988
- Tampon inserter64US 4,048,998 AThe Gillette Company · 1977