Inventor · Neenah, WI, US

Thomas P. Van Iten

13Patents
11h-index
4Co-inventors
61Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 26, 1979 → Dec 20, 1996

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5188625A Sanitary napkin having a cover formed from a nonwoven web Human Necessities 142 Expired
US4886632A Method of perforating a nonwoven web and use of the web as a cover for a feminine pad Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Expired
US5153971A Method of forming a curved tampon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Expired
US5542914A Encapsulated tampon with an applicator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired
US5221275A Absorbent article having a clasp and a method of fastening the absorbent article to an adjacent garment Human Necessities 82 Expired
US5154715A Absorbent article having a clasp and a method of fastening the absorbent article to an adjacent garment Human Necessities 56 Expired
US5350371A Catamenial tampon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US5507735A Absorbent article having moveable attachment means Human Necessities 41 Expired
US5785698A Panty shield Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5545157A Panty shield Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4315347A Fiberization of compressed fibrous sheets via Rando-Webber Textiles; Paper 14 Expired
US5681304A Absorbent article having an attachment mechanism and a method of attaching Human Necessities 5 Expired
US5558662A Absorbent article having an attachment mechanism and a method of attaching Human Necessities 3 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.