A61F 13/513
Characterised by its function or properties
Official title: {characterised by its function or properties, e.g. stretchability, breathability, rewet, visual effect;} having areas of different permeability
A61F13/513 (Characterised by its function or properties) appears on 969 US grants and 1,068 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 969
- Published applications
- 1,068
- Assignees
- 177
- Inventors
- 1,737
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 9 |
| 2002 | 22 | 41 |
| 2003 | 17 | 45 |
| 2004 | 18 | 43 |
| 2005 | 13 | 37 |
| 2006 | 6 | 18 |
| 2007 | 16 | 32 |
| 2008 | 11 | 26 |
| 2009 | 20 | 17 |
| 2010 | 21 | 29 |
| 2011 | 19 | 18 |
| 2012 | 25 | 29 |
| 2013 | 26 | 30 |
| 2014 | 22 | 41 |
| 2015 | 31 | 66 |
| 2016 | 30 | 58 |
| 2017 | 30 | 54 |
| 2018 | 26 | 83 |
| 2019 | 35 | 78 |
| 2020 | 59 | 71 |
| 2021 | 63 | 47 |
| 2022 | 35 | 53 |
| 2023 | 38 | 42 |
| 2024 | 47 | 51 |
| 2025 | 39 | 27 |
| 2026 | 24 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 13/51305Having areas of different permeability262
- A61F 13/51394Creating a visual effect235
- A61F 2013/51322Being elastomeric or stretchableIndexing code154
- A61F 2013/51355For improving fluid flowIndexing code126
- A61F 2013/51377Having decoration propertiesIndexing code90
- A61F 2013/51338Having improved touch or feelingIndexing code89
- A61F 2013/51383Being adapted for female propertiesIndexing code31
- A61F 2013/51388Being adapted to male propertiesIndexing code13
Recent patents
- Non-invasive apparatuses for mitigating pressure applied to a human body and associated systems and methods22 Sep 2026US 12,740,900 B2TurnCare, Inc.
- Absorbent composites1 Sep 2026US 12,721,756 B2Magnera Corporation
- Elastomeric laminate(s) for absorbent article donning1 Sep 2026US 12,721,760 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Elastomeric laminate with soft noncrimped spunbond fiber webs28 Jul 2026US 12,691,012 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Methods and apparatuses for making elastomeric laminates28 Jul 2026US 12,691,013 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Elastomeric laminate(s) for absorbent article donning8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306309 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Patterned Apertured Webs8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306312 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Pressure-mitigating surfaces with inflatable chambers and methods for deploying and controlling the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294698 A1TurnCare, Inc.
- Methods and apparatuses for making elastomeric laminates24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283863 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Three-dimensional nonwoven materials and methods of manufacturing thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283866 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Web materials exhibiting elastic-like behavior816US 5,518,801 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1996
- Disposable absorbent article having elastically extensible topsheet682US 5,037,416 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1991
- Trisection topsheets for disposable absorbent articles and disposable absorbent articles having such trisection topsheets643US 5,269,775 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1993
- Absorbent article with elastic liner for waste material isolation614US 4,990,147 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1991
- Disposable absorbent article having a stain resistant topsheet599US 4,324,246 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1982