A61F 13/47263
With activating means
Official title: {with activating means, e.g. elastic, heat or chemical activatable means}
A61F13/47263 (With activating means) appears on 136 US grants and 82 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 136
- Published applications
- 82
- Assignees
- 25
- Inventors
- 242
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 5 |
| 2002 | 17 | 8 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 |
| 2004 | 11 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Responsive absorbent articles10 Mar 2026US 12,569,378 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Elastic nonwoven fabric sheets and methods for making the same10 Oct 2023US 11,780,207 B2Fibertex Personal Care A/S
- Urine absorption pad system for men16 May 2023US 11,648,156 B2IP Giken LLC
- Disposable hygiene article with improved fit12 Oct 2021US 11,141,323 B2Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Disposable hygiene article with improved fit21 Sep 2021US 11,123,239 B2Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Responsive absorbent articles9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191702 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Absorbent article with shaping indicator12 Jun 2025US 2025/0186270 A1Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Feminine hygiene product with protrusion20 Jun 2024US 2024/0197545 A1Emori & Co. Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for estimating menstrual fluid quantity28 Dec 2023US 2023/0414417 A1Joii Ltd
- Responsive absorbent articles11 May 2023US 2023/0148342 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thin, flexible sanitary napkin593US 4,950,264 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1990
- Thin, flexible sanitary napkin290US 5,009,653 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1991
- Absorbent article having blended multi-layer absorbent structure with improved integrity271US 5,460,622 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1995
- Absorbent article having blended multi-layer absorbent structure with improved integrity253US 5,486,167 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1996
- Disposable absorbent article having a sealed expandable component190US 5,520,674 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1996