Ontex B.V.

17 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

16 more in force are now held by other companies

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Ending by 2030

Sep 2035

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When these terms end

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Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.

1 fee due Feb 1, 2027
The maintenance fee for Absorbent Core, Articles Comprising Said Core, and Methods of Making (US 11,712,378) comes due Feb 1, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 2, 2027, it lapses early.
1 fee due May 19, 2027
The maintenance fee for Absorbent core (US 10,478,355) comes due May 19, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 19, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Jun 30, 2027
3 fees due Sep 26 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 26

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Recent changes

1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 10,517,983	Hygiene article comprising an effective odour control system In force Term ends Sep 25, 2035 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Sep 25, 2035	From the USPTO record
US 10,478,355	Absorbent core In force Term ends Mar 19, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Mar 19, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 10,603,227	Diaper with Transverse Barriers In force Term ends Aug 26, 2036 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 26, 2036	High confidence
US 10,517,772	Nonwoven unit In force Term ends Dec 23, 2036 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 23, 2036	From the USPTO record
US 11,510,823	Apparatus and Method for Stretching and Repitching Elastic Members In force Term ends Jul 20, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 20, 2037	High confidence
US 10,729,599	Absorbent Core, Articles Comprising Said Core, and Methods of Making In force Term ends Dec 21, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 21, 2037	High confidence
US 11,938,010	Absorbent Core, Articles Comprising Said Core, and Methods of Making In force Term ends Dec 21, 2037 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 21, 2037	High confidence
US 11,135,107	Absorbent, disposable, re-fastenable undergarment In force Term ends Dec 31, 2037 · From the USPTO record	In force	Term ends Dec 31, 2037	From the USPTO record
US 10,966,875	Improved Apparatus and Method for Stretching and Repitching Elastic Members In force Term ends Apr 28, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Apr 28, 2038	High confidence
US 11,007,094	Absorbent Cores and Absorbent Articles Having Anisotropic Foam Structures In force Term ends Sep 13, 2038 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 13, 2038	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 17: 16 patents in force now held by others · 3 lapsed for an unpaid fee. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

24 pending · 38 abandoned

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