A61F 13/47236
Characterised by an unusual contour
Official title: {characterised by an unusual contour}
A61F13/47236 (Characterised by an unusual contour) appears on 219 US grants and 260 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 219
- Published applications
- 260
- Assignees
- 41
- Inventors
- 414
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 21 |
| 2003 | 15 | 20 |
| 2004 | 6 | 13 |
| 2005 | 16 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 24 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 13 |
| 2011 | 12 | 7 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 |
| 2014 | 12 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11 |
| 2019 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 | 23 |
| 2021 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Feminine napkin assembly14 Apr 2026US 12,599,512 B2
- Foldable sanitary napkin24 Feb 2026US 12,558,271 B1
- Feminine hygiene article with improved wings17 Feb 2026US 12,551,386 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Vaginal discharge collection device, method of using the same, and packaging assembly thereof21 Oct 2025US 12,447,068 B1
- Disposable hygiene article21 Oct 2025US 12,447,069 B2Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Feminine hygiene article with improved wings14 May 2026US 2026/0130805 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Adaptable absorbent articles25 Sep 2025US 2025/0295533 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Systems and methods for incontinence control31 Jul 2025US 2025/0241801 A1Soft Health Technologies, LLC
- Feminine hygiene article with improved wings10 Apr 2025US 2025/0114255 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Perineal thermal pack with improved liquid containment12 Dec 2024US 2024/0407944 A1Allegiance Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Absorbent articles211US 5,514,104 AMcNeil-PPC, Inc. · 1996
- Anatomically shaped, self-aligning, sanitary protection device174US 4,804,380 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1989
- Labial sanitary pad167US 4,631,062 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1986
- Stretchable absorbent articles161US 5,611,790 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1997
- Labial sanitary pad159US 4,846,824 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1989