====Competitive analysis====
[[Image:Competitors.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
'''Classification of Design patents'''
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#00CCFF"|'''Design'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#00CCFF"|'''Records'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#00CCFF"|'''Kimberly Clark'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#00CCFF"|'''Procter & Gamble'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#00CCFF"|'''Johnson & Johnson'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#00CCFF"|'''Plytex'''
|-
|align = "center"|Absorbent pad
|align = "center"|11
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|5
|align = "center"|4
|align = "center"|0
|-
|align = "center"|Attaching napkin to garment
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|-
|align = "center"|Fastening means
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|-
|align = "center"|Shoulder strap pad for bra
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|1
|-
|align = "center"|Tampon
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|2
|-
|}
'''Classification of Production patents'''
{|border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#00CCFF"|'''Production'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#00CCFF"|'''Records'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#00CCFF"|'''Kimberly Clark'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#00CCFF"|'''Procter & Gamble'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#00CCFF"|'''Johnson & Johnson'''
|align = "center" bgcolor = "#00CCFF"|'''Plytex'''
|-
|align = "center"|Absorbent pad
|align = "center"|6
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|0
|-
|align = "center"|Odor removing composition
|align = "center"|2
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|-
|align = "center"|Wrapper
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|-
|align = "center"|Elastic
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|-
|align = "center"|Tampon
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|1
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|align = "center"|0
|-
|}
====Sample analysis of some patents====