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KIMBERLY CLARK CO

Overview
  • Total Patents
    39,225
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    351
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 29.0%
About

KIMBERLY CLARK CO has a total of 39,225 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 29.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1935. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, machines and textiles and paper are KIMBERLY CLARK WOLDWIDE INC, PIAC CO LTD and KIMBERY CLARK WORLDWIDE INC.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing KIMBERLY CLARK COs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Macdonald John Gavin 722
#2 Popp Robert Lee 529
#3 Topolkaraev Vasily A 510
#4 Qin Jian 468
#5 Chen Fung-Jou 467
#6 Yahiaoui Ali 407
#7 Song Xuedong 380
#8 Hermans Michael Alan 360
#9 Morman Michael Tod 359
#10 Wenzel Scott W 357

Latest patents

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WO2020205518A1 Durable and dispersible creped single ply tissue
WO2020205513A1 Creped single ply tissue
WO2020205524A1 Creped multi-ply tissue product
WO2020205520A1 Durable and dispersible creped mutli-ply tissue
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WO2020132009A1 Patterning of a stranded elastic laminate
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US2020187728A1 Dispenser for rolled sheet materials with motorized spindle
WO2020117956A1 Dispenser latching system
WO2020113196A1 Dispenser monitoring system
WO2020112924A1 Three-dimensional nonwoven materials and methods of manufacturing thereof