- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61F - Filters implantable into blood vesselsprosthesesdevices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stentsorthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devicesfomentationtreatment or protection of eyes or earsbandages, dressings or absorbent padsfirst-aid kits
- A61F 13/494 - Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the bodySupporting or fastening means thereforTampon applicators characterised by the shape specially adapted to be worn around the waist, e.g. diapers, nappies characterised by edge leakage prevention means
Patent holdings for IPC class A61F 13/494
Total number of patents in this class: 995
10-year publication summary
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82
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71
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100
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92
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66
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72
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60
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83
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52
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18
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Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 21946 |
221 |
| Unicharm Corporation | 2941 |
221 |
| Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. | 5314 |
106 |
| Daio Paper Corporation | 1404 |
93 |
| Uni-Charm Corporation | 593 |
60 |
| Kao Corporation | 5020 |
51 |
| Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag | 2033 |
27 |
| SCA Hygiene Products AB | 588 |
16 |
| Livedo Corporation | 160 |
13 |
| Ontex Group NV | 180 |
13 |
| ONTEX, besloten vennootschap | 172 |
10 |
| MAS Innovation (Private) Limited | 130 |
9 |
| Oji Holdings Corporation | 764 |
9 |
| AB Lindex | 52 |
8 |
| DSG Technology Holdings Ltd. | 39 |
7 |
| 3m Innovative Properties Company | 17546 |
6 |
| Attends Healthcare Products, Inc. | 139 |
6 |
| Fameccanica.Data S.p.A. | 219 |
6 |
| Curt G. Joa, Inc. | 215 |
5 |
| Irving Consumer Products Limited | 174 |
5 |
| Other owners | 103 |