A61F 13/5376
Characterised by the performance of the layer
Official title: {characterised by the performance of the layer, e.g. acquisition rate, distribution time, transfer time}
A61F13/5376 (Characterised by the performance of the layer) appears on 197 US grants and 192 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 197
- Published applications
- 192
- Assignees
- 69
- Inventors
- 534
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
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| 2026 | 5 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Absorbent cores for disposable absorbent articles7 Jul 2026US 12,672,989 B2Glatfelter Falkenhagen GmbH
- Fluid management layer for an absorbent article, and an absorbent article containing the same23 Jun 2026US 12,661,279 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent core with nonwoven web(s) comprising superabsorbent fibers7 Apr 2026US 12,594,199 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent article with fluid control features10 Mar 2026US 12,569,372 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Multi-layer urine capture device and related methods13 Jan 2026US 12,521,288 B2Purewick Corporation
- Absorbent cores for disposable absorbent articles1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294699 A1Glatfelter Falkenhagen GmbH
- Fluid management layer for an absorbent article, and an absorbent article containing the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272730 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Fluid management layer for an absorbent article25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174606 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Multi-layer urine capture device and related methods9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096936 A1Purewick Corporation
- Absorbent article and method for making an absorbent article2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090926 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thin-unit-wet absorbent foam materials for aqueous body fluids and process for making same1,130US 5,387,207 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1995
- High efficiency absorbent articles for incontinence management776US 5,147,345 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1992
- Slitted absorbent members for aqueous body fluids formed of expandable absorbent materials612US 5,397,316 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1995
- Absorbent structure having improved fluid surge management and product incorporating same271US 5,364,382 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1994
- Absorbent article having blended multi-layer absorbent structure with improved integrity271US 5,460,622 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1995