A61F 2013/530868
Characterized by the liquid distribution or transport means other than wicking layer
Official title: {characterized by the liquid distribution or transport means other than wicking layer (A61F13/537 takes precedence)}
A61F2013/530868 (Characterized by the liquid distribution or transport means other than wicking layer) appears on 302 US grants and 263 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 20 Jan 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Absorbent core for an absorbent article20 Jan 2026US 12,527,702 B2Ontex BV
- Disposable absorbent articles including a first absorbent layer and a second absorbent layer2 Sep 2025US 12,403,047 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Reusable pad26 Aug 2025US 12,396,900 B2Standard Textile Co., Inc.
- Absorbent article with spacer element15 Jul 2025US 12,357,515 B2Drylock Technologies NV
- Process for manufacturing an monitoring system27 May 2025US 12,310,751 B2
- Composite absorbent material17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272729 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent articles and methods of making23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207398 A1Ontex BV
- Absorbent article comprising a polymer foam cushion layer16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199150 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Eye care device7 May 2026US 2026/0124070 A1
- Absorbent articles having apertured, three-dimensional materials and methods for making same29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026981 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Absorbent article having a hydrophobic transport layer802US 4,798,603 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1989
- Absorbent articles with multiple layer absorbent layers488US 4,988,344 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1991
- Absorbent articles with rapid acquiring absorbent cores377US 4,988,345 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1991
- Absorbent structure having improved fluid surge management and product incorporating same271US 5,364,382 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1994
- Disposable absorbent articles having reduced surface wetness271US 6,107,539 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 2000