- 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 15/60 - Liquid-swellable gel-forming materials, e.g. super-absorbents
Patent holdings for IPC class A61L 15/60
Total number of patents in this class: 1504
10-year publication summary
143
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118
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126
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139
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127
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117
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117
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93
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59
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13
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2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
---|---|---|
BASF SE | 19740 |
167 |
The Procter & Gamble Company | 22178 |
146 |
LG Chem, Ltd. | 17205 |
91 |
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. | 1487 |
73 |
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. | 5854 |
69 |
Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd. | 1028 |
40 |
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company | 2681 |
39 |
ConvaTec Technologies Inc. | 335 |
22 |
Paul Hartmann AG | 771 |
16 |
Evonik Stockhausen GmbH | 43 |
15 |
First Water Limited | 29 |
15 |
Medtrade Products Limited | 119 |
15 |
Evonik Superabsorber GmbH | 93 |
15 |
BASF AG | 1258 |
14 |
Mölnlycke Health Care AB | 543 |
14 |
Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. | 64 |
14 |
3m Innovative Properties Company | 18406 |
13 |
EDGEWELL Personal Care Brands, LLC | 1402 |
13 |
Hollister Incorporated | 930 |
12 |
SCA Hygiene Products AB | 730 |
11 |
Other owners | 690 |