- 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 13/496 - 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 in the form of pants or briefs
Patent holdings for IPC class A61F 13/496
Total number of patents in this class: 1689
10-year publication summary
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179
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134
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165
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160
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105
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94
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105
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99
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103
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13
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Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Unicharm Corporation | 2930 |
409 |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 21964 |
398 |
| Daio Paper Corporation | 1392 |
185 |
| Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. | 5301 |
146 |
| Kao Corporation | 5027 |
82 |
| Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag | 2037 |
73 |
| Uni-Charm Corporation | 594 |
62 |
| Zuiko Corporation | 431 |
38 |
| SCA Hygiene Products AB | 594 |
30 |
| Paul Hartmann AG | 783 |
25 |
| AB Lindex | 52 |
12 |
| Livedo Corporation | 160 |
11 |
| Ontex Group NV | 178 |
11 |
| Fameccanica.Data S.p.A. | 216 |
10 |
| ONTEX, besloten vennootschap | 171 |
9 |
| Oji Holdings Corporation | 757 |
8 |
| Knix Wear Inc. | 101 |
7 |
| Medline Industries, LP | 2364 |
7 |
| Curt G. Joa, Inc. | 212 |
6 |
| Modibodi Australia Pty Ltd | 23 |
6 |
| Other owners | 154 |