- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61L - Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general; disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles; materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles
- A61L 15/46 - Deodorants or malodour counteractants, e.g. to inhibit the formation of ammonia or bacteria
Patent holdings for IPC class A61L 15/46
Total number of patents in this class: 833
10-year publication summary
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77
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79
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80
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75
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75
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66
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57
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48
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42
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11
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 22178 |
57 |
| Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. | 5854 |
30 |
| SCA Hygiene Products AB | 730 |
26 |
| Solventum Intellectual Properties Company | 2681 |
26 |
| 3m Innovative Properties Company | 18406 |
16 |
| BASF SE | 19740 |
15 |
| Mölnlycke Health Care AB | 543 |
13 |
| Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd. | 1028 |
13 |
| Medline Industries, LP | 2076 |
13 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | 5792 |
11 |
| LG Chem, Ltd. | 17205 |
10 |
| ConvaTec Technologies Inc. | 335 |
9 |
| Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag | 1990 |
9 |
| The Clorox Company | 973 |
8 |
| KCI Licensing, Inc. | 890 |
8 |
| Livedo Corporation | 179 |
8 |
| Avent, Inc. | 1007 |
7 |
| BSN medical GmbH | 403 |
7 |
| International Paper Company | 857 |
7 |
| Matoke Holdings Limited | 30 |
7 |
| Other owners | 533 |