A61F 2013/49068
Characterized by the shape of the outline
Official title: {characterized by the shape of the outline}
A61F2013/49068 (Characterized by the shape of the outline) appears on 356 US grants and 181 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2013/49076As "i"-shapedIndexing code181
- A61F 2013/49074HourglassIndexing code94
- A61F 2013/49077As "t"-shapedIndexing code38
- A61F 2013/49082Being a complex shape not covered by the other groups a61f2013/49068-a61f2013/4908Indexing code27
- A61F 2013/49079As backbone-shapeIndexing code25
- A61F 2013/49069Being rectangular, i.e. parallelepipedIndexing code19
- A61F 2013/49073Being trapezoidalIndexing code3
- A61F 2013/49071Being triangularIndexing code2
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- Absorbent article having channels10 Mar 2026US 12,569,374 B2Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Methods and apparatuses for making elastomeric laminates with elastic strands unwound from spools on surface unwinders25 Nov 2025US 12,478,512 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
- Configurable absorbent articles having removable fastening members26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083601 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Pant-type absorbent article and manufacturing method thereof5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033995 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Apparatus and method for application of absorbent article11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375322 A1Medline Industries, Inc.
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- Slitted absorbent members for aqueous body fluids formed of expandable absorbent materials612US 5,397,316 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1995
- Disposable waste-containment garment577US 4,573,986 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1986
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