A61L 15/16
Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or
Official title: Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or blood, e.g. sanitary towels, tampons
A61L15/16 (Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or) appears on 7,928 US grants and 8,719 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 7,928
- Published applications
- 8,719
- Assignees
- 3,109
- Inventors
- 15,197
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 56 | 0 |
| 1977 | 45 | 0 |
| 1978 | 57 | 0 |
| 1979 | 29 | 0 |
| 1980 | 50 | 0 |
| 1981 | 53 | 0 |
| 1982 | 64 | 0 |
| 1983 | 60 | 0 |
| 1984 | 60 | 0 |
| 1985 | 57 | 0 |
| 1986 | 66 | 0 |
| 1987 | 82 | 0 |
| 1988 | 88 | 0 |
| 1989 | 98 | 0 |
| 1990 | 95 | 0 |
| 1991 | 105 | 0 |
| 1992 | 117 | 0 |
| 1993 | 105 | 0 |
| 1994 | 119 | 0 |
| 1995 | 155 | 0 |
| 1996 | 140 | 0 |
| 1997 | 200 | 0 |
| 1998 | 225 | 0 |
| 1999 | 202 | 0 |
| 2000 | 206 | 0 |
| 2001 | 218 | 76 |
| 2002 | 223 | 238 |
| 2003 | 227 | 340 |
| 2004 | 174 | 335 |
| 2005 | 123 | 335 |
| 2006 | 107 | 278 |
| 2007 | 103 | 309 |
| 2008 | 88 | 305 |
| 2009 | 90 | 317 |
| 2010 | 154 | 339 |
| 2011 | 161 | 317 |
| 2012 | 241 | 368 |
| 2013 | 247 | 373 |
| 2014 | 268 | 412 |
| 2015 | 259 | 429 |
| 2016 | 261 | 446 |
| 2017 | 287 | 402 |
| 2018 | 241 | 427 |
| 2019 | 294 | 410 |
| 2020 | 312 | 454 |
| 2021 | 284 | 407 |
| 2022 | 230 | 383 |
| 2023 | 211 | 343 |
| 2024 | 234 | 271 |
| 2025 | 211 | 239 |
| 2026 | 146 | 166 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61L 15/42Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties6,241
- A61L 15/22Containing macromolecular materials4,152
- A61L 15/18Containing inorganic materials757
- A61L 15/20Containing organic materials467
- A61L 15/40Containing ingredients of undetermined constitution or reaction products thereof427
- A61L 15/38Containing enzymes125
- A61L 15/36Containing microorganisms47
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Most cited
By later US patents
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