A61F 13/55115
Characterized by the features before use
Official title: {characterized by the features before use, e.g. how are the diapers folded or arranged in a package}
A61F13/55115 (Characterized by the features before use) appears on 153 US grants and 308 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 153
- Published applications
- 308
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 355
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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| 2005 | 0 | 38 |
| 2006 | 8 | 18 |
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| 2008 | 1 | 32 |
| 2009 | 2 | 14 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 | 15 |
| 2014 | 7 | 14 |
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| 2016 | 10 | 25 |
| 2017 | 6 | 16 |
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| 2019 | 7 | 13 |
| 2020 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021 | 11 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Recyclable packages14 Jul 2026US 12,678,347 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Recyclable absorbent article packages21 Apr 2026US 12,605,291 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Recyclable absorbent article packages14 Apr 2026US 12,599,515 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Package of absorbent articles utilizing a shaped nonwoven17 Mar 2026US 12,575,981 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Package system for article3 Feb 2026US 12,540,021 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Package comprising a bag and a stack of absorbent articles and manufacturing method thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306314 A1Drylock Technologies NV
- Recyclable packages10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263295 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Recyclable absorbent article packages16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199151 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Folding machines and methods for manufacturing pant products25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174603 A1Curt G. Joa, Inc.
- Post-consumer recycled material in flexible packages comprising absorbent articles26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083600 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Disposable garment having high-absorbency area209US 4,585,448 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1986
- Absorbent products having improved packaging efficiency184US 8,585,666 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2013
- Tri-folded disposable absorbent article, packaged absorbent article, and array of packaged absorbent articles with substantially continuously distributed absorbent particulate polymer material160US 8,496,637 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2013
- Disposable diaper140US 6,165,160 AUni-Charm Corporation · 2000
- Method of folding into packages disposable absorbent articles, e.g. diapers, in connection with the production thereof138US 4,802,884 AMolnlycke AB · 1989