A61F 2013/51009
Characterized by the shape of the fibres
Official title: {characterized by the shape of the fibres}
A61F2013/51009 (Characterized by the shape of the fibres) appears on 73 US grants and 56 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 73
- Published applications
- 56
- Assignees
- 19
- Inventors
- 181
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Absorbent article with leg gasketing cuff12 May 2026US 12,622,818 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Fine hollow fibers having a high void fraction5 Aug 2025US 12,377,001 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Treated nonwoven having an affinity for an active ingredient6 May 2025US 12,290,426 B2AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc.
- Absorbent article with leg gasketing cuff25 Jun 2024US 12,016,759 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent article with leg gasketing cuff7 Feb 2023US 11,571,343 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Fine Hollow Fibers Having a High Void Fraction22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020993 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Nonwoven substrate and absorbent articles comprising the same3 Oct 2024US 2024/0325216 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent article with leg gasketing cuff29 Aug 2024US 2024/0285445 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent article with leg gasketing cuff11 May 2023US 2023/0143078 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Upper layer system for absorbent article20 Apr 2023US 2023/0121636 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Absorbent article having a hydrophobic transport layer802US 4,798,603 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1989
- Trisection topsheets for disposable absorbent articles and disposable absorbent articles having such trisection topsheets643US 5,269,775 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1993
- Barrier element fabrics, barrier elements, and protective articles incorporating such elements260US 5,683,809 AHercules Incorporated · 1997
- Multilayer nonwoven fabric made with poly-propylene and polyethylene182US 4,668,566 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1987
- Fibers capable of spontaneously transporting fluids182US 5,972,505 AEastman Chemical Company · 1999