A61F 13/536
Having discontinuous areas of compression
Official title: having discontinuous areas of compression
A61F13/536 (Having discontinuous areas of compression) appears on 254 US grants and 321 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 254
- Published applications
- 321
- Assignees
- 57
- Inventors
- 510
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 10 |
| 2004 | 4 | 11 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 | 20 |
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| 2016 | 14 | 34 |
| 2017 | 22 | 21 |
| 2018 | 9 | 10 |
| 2019 | 16 | 20 |
| 2020 | 14 | 15 |
| 2021 | 13 | 14 |
| 2022 | 8 | 21 |
| 2023 | 8 | 14 |
| 2024 | 14 | 9 |
| 2025 | 14 | 10 |
| 2026 | 6 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Absorbent article with retained hydrocolloid material350US 4,055,180 AColgate-Palmolive Company · 1977
- Thin and dry diaper309US 7,744,576 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2010
- Absorbent composite288US 5,601,542 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1997
- Absorbent article237US 4,381,783 AJohnson & Johnson · 1983
- Sanitary napkin with improved comfort226US 4,397,644 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1983