A61F 13/53717
The layer having a promotional function on liquid propagation in the horizontal
Official title: {the layer having a promotional function on liquid propagation in the horizontal direction}
A61F13/53717 (The layer having a promotional function on liquid propagation in the horizontal) appears on 194 US grants and 136 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 194
- Published applications
- 136
- Assignees
- 67
- Inventors
- 479
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 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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- Absorbent article with a distribution layer comprising channels22 Apr 2025US 12,279,941 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Method and apparatus for producing a zoned substrate8 Apr 2025US 12,270,154 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
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- Absorbent article15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014033 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent article with profiled lateral absorbent zones18 Sep 2025US 2025/0288473 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Zoned and/or layered substrates and method and apparatus for producing the same7 Aug 2025US 2025/0250740 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Absorbent article with a distribution layer comprising channels3 Jul 2025US 2025/0213401 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
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