A61F 13/49426
The barrier having an absorbent medium
Official title: {the barrier having an absorbent medium}
A61F13/49426 (The barrier having an absorbent medium) appears on 70 US grants and 58 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 70
- Published applications
- 58
- Assignees
- 30
- Inventors
- 166
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
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| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Absorbent article14 Apr 2026US 12,599,511 B2LG Chem.Ltd.
- Method of making an absorbent composite3 Jun 2025US 12,318,274 B2DSG Technology Holdings Ltd.
- Technologies for incontinence underwear8 Apr 2025US 12,268,580 B2Thinx Inc.
- Disposable absorbent article with profiled absorbent core14 May 2024US 11,980,532 B2DSG Technology Holdings Ltd.
- Technologies for incontinence underwear12 Sep 2023US 11,752,043 B2Thinx Inc.
- Reusable underwear with alternative sewn construction that resists leaks30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215973 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Absorbent garment7 May 2026US 2026/0124082 A1Shenzhen Lute Jiacheng Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.
- Methods and apparatuses for making absorbent articles with elastomeric laminates having been accumulated and refreshed13 Nov 2025US 2025/0345213 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent article1 May 2025US 2025/0134731 A1Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Leak-resistant underwear2 Jan 2025US 2025/0000717 A1Bondville (PVT) Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Absorbent article having dual cuffs940US 4,695,278 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1987
- Disposable garments236US 5,167,653 AUni-Charm Corporation · 1992
- Disposable diaper with cuff169US 5,643,243 ADrypers Corporation · 1997
- Waste containment garment having elasticized barrier wall leg flaps164US 4,657,539 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1987
- Method of making an absorbent composite and absorbent articles employing the same143US 8,148,598 B2DSG Technology Holdings Ltd. · 2012