A61F 2013/15487
Capillary properties
Official title: {Capillary properties, e.g. wicking}
A61F2013/15487 (Capillary properties) appears on 220 US grants and 205 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
- 66
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- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2013/1552With specific diffusion velocityIndexing code55
- A61F 2013/15495Pore dimensionIndexing code36
- A61F 2013/15504With a porosity gradient in the vertical or horizontal planeIndexing code29
- A61F 2013/15536With a capillarity gradient in the vertical or horizontal planeIndexing code29
- A61F 2013/15512With specific hydrophilicityIndexing code18
- A61F 2013/15528With specific capillary or osmotic pressureIndexing code13
Recent patents
- Elastomeric laminate(s) for absorbent article donning1 Sep 2026US 12,721,760 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Methods and apparatuses for making elastomeric laminates28 Jul 2026US 12,691,013 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Methods and apparatuses for making elastomeric laminates with elastic strands provided with a spin finish21 Jul 2026US 12,685,678 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Reusable swimwear garment21 Jul 2026US 12,685,679 B2Aquadini LLC
- Fluid management layer for an absorbent article, and an absorbent article containing the same23 Jun 2026US 12,661,279 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Elastomeric laminate(s) for absorbent article donning8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306309 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Methods and apparatuses for making elastomeric laminates24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283863 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Fluid management layer for an absorbent article, and an absorbent article containing the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272730 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent pad and garment comprising the absorbent pad23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207399 A1Mas Innovation (Private) Limited
- Tampon with wicking member and improved manufacturability26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083597 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
- Absorbent article having a hydrophobic transport layer802US 4,798,603 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1989
- 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
- Liquid transport member for high flux rates between two port regions357US 6,811,842 B1The Procter & Gamble Company · 2004