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  3. /A61 · Medical or veterinary science
  4. /A61F · Filters implantable into blood vessels
  5. /A61F 13/00 · Bandages or dressings
  6. /A61F 13/15 · Absorbent pads
  7. /A61F 13/51 · Characterised by the outer layers of the pads
  8. /A61F 13/514 · Backsheet, i.e. the impermeable cover or layer furthest from the skin
  9. /A61F 13/51401 · Characterised by the material
  10. /A61F 2013/51407
A61F 2013/51407

Being flexible

Official title: {being flexible}

A61F2013/51407 (Being flexible) appears on 4 US grants and 6 published applications in this corpus.

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Where it sits

  1. AHuman necessities
  2. A61Medical or veterinary science
  3. A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels
  4. A61F 13/00Bandages or dressings
  5. A61F 13/15Absorbent pads
  6. A61F 13/51Characterised by the outer layers of the pads
  7. A61F 13/514Backsheet, i.e. the impermeable cover or layer furthest from the skin
  8. A61F 13/51401Characterised by the material
  9. A61F 2013/51407Being flexible
Granted patents
4
Published applications
6
Assignees
5
Inventors
17
Latest grant
24 Aug 2021

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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.

Recent patents

  • Absorbent garment insert24 Aug 2021US 11,096,840 B1
  • Absorbent garment insert6 Apr 2021US 10,966,881 B1
  • Padded absorbent article28 Sep 2004US 6,797,858 B2Paragon Trade Brands, Inc.
  • Biodegradable disposable diaper20 Dec 1994US 5,374,259 AShowa Highpolymer Co., Ltd.
  • A Nonwoven Material with a Shaped Perforated Zone18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381081 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
  • Adaptable absorbent articles25 Sep 2025US 2025/0295533 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
  • Adaptable absorbent articles26 Mar 2020US 2020/0093656 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
  • Disposable sanitary pad for women31 Jan 2019US 2019/0029893 A1
  • Non-woven fabric for sanitary materials, and sanitary material product28 Sep 2017US 2017/0275792 A1Toray Industries, Inc.

Most cited

By later US patents
  • Biodegradable disposable diaper10US 5,374,259 AShowa Highpolymer Co., Ltd. · 1994
  • Padded absorbent article5US 6,797,858 B2Paragon Trade Brands, Inc. · 2004

Top assignees

Documents
  • PTParagon Trade Brands, Inc.2
  • PGThe Procter & Gamble Company2
  • KCKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.1
  • SHShowa Highpolymer Co., Ltd.1
  • Toray Industries, Inc.1

Often classified with

  • D04HMaking textile fabrics3
  • B32BLayered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat2

Documents that also carry the other class.

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