A61L 15/46
Deodorants or malodour counteractants
Official title: Deodorants or malodour counteractants, e.g. to inhibit the formation of ammonia or bacteria
A61L15/46 (Deodorants or malodour counteractants) appears on 1,141 US grants and 1,602 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 1,141
- Published applications
- 1,602
- Assignees
- 718
- Inventors
- 3,052
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 36 | 14 |
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| 2003 | 33 | 76 |
| 2004 | 36 | 60 |
| 2005 | 24 | 66 |
| 2006 | 23 | 51 |
| 2007 | 18 | 54 |
| 2008 | 14 | 55 |
| 2009 | 22 | 63 |
| 2010 | 28 | 70 |
| 2011 | 29 | 51 |
| 2012 | 41 | 57 |
| 2013 | 38 | 67 |
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| 2015 | 35 | 73 |
| 2016 | 33 | 82 |
| 2017 | 41 | 90 |
| 2018 | 52 | 79 |
| 2019 | 58 | 77 |
| 2020 | 65 | 82 |
| 2021 | 43 | 70 |
| 2022 | 37 | 66 |
| 2023 | 33 | 64 |
| 2024 | 41 | 50 |
| 2025 | 41 | 54 |
| 2026 | 23 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Wound dressing material and methods of making and using the same6 Oct 2026US 12,752,036 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Color-changing antibacterial nanofiber29 Sep 2026US 12,746,214 B2University of Manitoba
- Medical article with backing1 Sep 2026US 12,721,926 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Antimicrobial/antibacterial disruptive dressing for use with negative pressure and fluid instillation4 Aug 2026US 12,697,254 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Polyurethane foam for use in a wound pad26 May 2026US 12,636,400 B2Mölnlycke Health Care AB
- Endotoxin neutralising agent20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242413 A1Amferia AB
- Medical dressings with thermochromic indicators6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224406 A1Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Wound dressing with tissue regeneration effect and wound dressing production method6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224772 A1Afyonkarahisar Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Ozel Kalem (Rektorluk)
- Wound dressing23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207388 A1
- Composition of Super Absorbent Polymer and Preparation Method Thereof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208157 A1LG Chem.Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hydrophilic polypropylene fibers having antimicrobial activity1,367US 6,762,339 B13M Innovative Properties Company · 2004
- Wound dressings with anti-microbial and zinc-containing agents1,361US 7,799,965 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2010
- Medical dressing containing antimicrobial agent1,348US 8,100,872 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2012
- Wound dressing with conformable elastomeric wound contact layer1,263US 5,445,604 ASmith and Nephew Associated Companies Limited · 1995
- Absorbent articles comprising nanoparticles1,110US 7,988,779 B2McNeil-PPC, Inc. · 2011