A61F 13/5513
Packaging of feminine sanitary napkins
Official title: {packaging of feminine sanitary napkins}
A61F13/5513 (Packaging of feminine sanitary napkins) appears on 303 US grants and 427 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 303
- Published applications
- 427
- Assignees
- 73
- Inventors
- 716
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 22 |
| 2006 | 4 | 18 |
| 2007 | 2 | 18 |
| 2008 | 3 | 15 |
| 2009 | 0 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 9 | 20 |
| 2012 | 10 | 23 |
| 2013 | 16 | 26 |
| 2014 | 11 | 12 |
| 2015 | 16 | 14 |
| 2016 | 13 | 28 |
| 2017 | 11 | 24 |
| 2018 | 15 | 18 |
| 2019 | 13 | 17 |
| 2020 | 9 | 31 |
| 2021 | 11 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11 | 15 |
| 2023 | 16 | 26 |
| 2024 | 16 | 21 |
| 2025 | 14 | 21 |
| 2026 | 12 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Feminine hygiene articles and films suitable for use in such15 Sep 2026US 12,734,269 B2Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Absorbent article8 Sep 2026US 12,728,045 B2Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Individually packaged absorbent article23 Jun 2026US 12,661,281 B2Pixie, Inc.
- Feminine product disposal system and associated method23 Jun 2026US 12,662,308 B2Cintas Corporate Services, Inc.
- Sealed absorbent article package with natural fibers9 Jun 2026US 12,648,882 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Feminine product disposal system and associated method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296776 A1Cintas Corporate Services, Inc.
- Package, container, absorbent article, and method for manufacturing package20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240696 A1Unicharm Corporation
- Recyclable absorbent article packages16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199151 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Method for making a pack of sanitary articles16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200661 A1Tissue Machinery Company S.P.A. (In Breve T.M.C. S.P.A.)
- Menstrual Pad in a Dispenser Box9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191703 A1Egal Pads Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sanitary napkin attachment means217US 4,608,047 APersonal Products Company · 1986
- Anatomically shaped, self-aligning, sanitary protection device174US 4,804,380 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1989
- Labial sanitary pad167US 4,631,062 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1986
- Labial sanitary pad159US 4,846,824 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1989
- Individually packaged disposable absorbent article142US 4,556,146 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1985