A61F 15/003
Dispensers for catamenial tampons
Official title: {dispensers for catamenial tampons}
A61F15/003 (Dispensers for catamenial tampons) appears on 86 US grants and 87 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 86
- Published applications
- 87
- Assignees
- 26
- Inventors
- 197
- Latest grant
- 2 Sep 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 16 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 8 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Storing device and a system for tracking absorption products2 Sep 2025US 12,403,049 B2Dusan Plavec
- Bulk loading feminine hygiene product dispenser27 Feb 2024US 11,911,253 B1The Tranzonic Companies
- Dispenser of menstrual products and corresponding refills13 Feb 2024US 11,896,469 B2Marguerite & Cie
- Apparatus and method to dispense sanitary hygiene products12 Dec 2023US 11,839,534 B2The Tranzonic Companies
- Apparatus to dispense feminine hygiene products with one or more user sensors14 Feb 2023US 11,576,828 B2The Tranzonic Companies
- Product dispensing system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199153 A1Aunt Flow Corp.
- Catamenial protection kit26 Oct 2023US 2023/0338200 A1Moons, Inc.
- A storing device and a system for tracking absorption products6 Apr 2023US 2023/0106075 A1Dusan Plavec
- Apparatus to dispense feminine hygiene products with one or more user sensors19 Jan 2023US 2023/0017187 A1The Tranzonic Companies
- Dispenser of menstrual products and corresponding refills1 Sep 2022US 2022/0273505 A1Marguerite & Cie
Most cited
By later US patents
- Compact tampon applicator1,106US 4,973,302 APlaytex Family Products Corporation · 1990
- Package for feminine care articles104US 6,705,465 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2004
- Tampon pack65US 4,610,659 AJohnson & Johnson · 1986
- Feminine hygiene storage unit57US 5,988,386 A1999
- Feminine hygiene carrier kit54US 5,579,916 A1996