A61F 13/58
Adhesive tab fastener elements
Official title: Adhesive tab fastener elements ({A61F13/5611, A61F13/5616}, A61F13/66 take precedence)
A61F13/58 (Adhesive tab fastener elements) appears on 815 US grants and 414 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 12 | 8 |
| 2025 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026 | 4 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2013/583With strips on several placesIndexing code124
- A61F 2013/586On lateral flapsIndexing code100
- A61F 13/581Tab fastener elements combining adhesive and mechanical fastening82
- A61F 2013/582With one strip on one placeIndexing code58
- A61F 2013/588On waist panelsIndexing code42
- A61F 13/60With release means associated with tab fasteners36
Recent patents
- Absorbent article having fastening system8 Sep 2026US 12,728,047 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Adhesive tape assemblies18 Aug 2026US 12,708,573 B2Avery Dennison Corporation
- Attachable-type disposable wearing article19 May 2026US 12,629,292 B2Daio Paper Corporation
- Method and apparatus for bonding elastic parts under tension to an advancing carrier24 Mar 2026US 12,582,557 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent article having a waist gasketing element16 Dec 2025US 12,496,232 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent article8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306311 A1Livedo Corporation
- Absorbent article having a waist gasketing element1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294693 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent articles with refastenably connected waist regions9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191701 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Refastenable absorbent articles with absorbent chassis and belt bonding arrangements9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191706 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Method and apparatus for bonding elastic parts under tension to an advancing carrier2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183151 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Absorbent article707US 4,662,875 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1987
- Absorbent article having elastic strands672US 4,892,536 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1990
- Pressure-sensitive adhesive fastener and method of making same660US 4,946,527 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1990
- Absorbent article with elastic liner for waste material isolation614US 4,990,147 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1991
- Thin, flexible sanitary napkin593US 4,950,264 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1990