A61F 13/4946
The edge leakage prevention means being an absorbent medium
Official title: {the edge leakage prevention means being an absorbent medium (A61F13/49426 takes precedence)}
A61F13/4946 (The edge leakage prevention means being an absorbent medium) appears on 58 US grants and 60 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- 14 Jul 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Disposable absorbent article having breathable side flaps10 Oct 2023US 11,779,495 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Protective garment15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014034 A1AB Lindex
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- Method and apparatus for the manufacture of absorbent article with transversal barrier2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302673 A1
- Absorbent article with absorbent strips8 May 2025US 2025/0143936 A1Medline Industries, Inc.
- Fecal Incontinence Leak Prevention Undergarment1 May 2025US 2025/0134733 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Diaper with pleats for containment of liquid and solid waste154US 6,102,892 AKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2000
- Absorbent components having a sustained acquisition rate capability upon absorbing multiple discharges of aqueous body fluids144US 6,372,952 B1The Procter & Gamble Company · 2002
- Pull-on disposable diaper139US 7,169,136 B2Uni-Charm Corporation · 2007
- Absorbent article having floating inner cuffs138US 4,808,177 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1989
- Disposable pull-on wearing article133US 7,150,729 B2Uni-Charm Corporation · 2006