A44B 17/00
Press-button or snap fasteners
A44B17/00 (Press-button or snap fasteners) appears on 434 US grants and 429 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44B- Granted patents
- 434
- Published applications
- 429
- Assignees
- 206
- Inventors
- 663
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 | 12 |
| 2012 | 2 | 18 |
| 2013 | 13 | 9 |
| 2014 | 9 | 24 |
| 2015 | 16 | 26 |
| 2016 | 16 | 38 |
| 2017 | 29 | 33 |
| 2018 | 36 | 27 |
| 2019 | 28 | 46 |
| 2020 | 28 | 35 |
| 2021 | 29 | 19 |
| 2022 | 20 | 19 |
| 2023 | 15 | 20 |
| 2024 | 17 | 10 |
| 2025 | 16 | 18 |
| 2026 | 5 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A44B 17/0064Details185
- A44B 17/0041Press-button fasteners consisting of two parts107
- A44B 17/0029Press-button fasteners made of plastics100
- A44B 17/0011Press-button fasteners in which the elastic retaining action is obtained by a76
- A44B 17/0023Press-button fasteners in which the elastic retaining action is obtained by the73
- A44B 17/0005Fastening of press-button fasteners55
- A44B 17/0058Strips of press-button fasteners36
- A44B 17/0052Press-button fasteners consisting of four parts34
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Recent patents
- Attachment system for an electronic device7 Jul 2026US 12,672,701 B2Apple Inc.
- Snap and lock23 Jun 2026US 12,660,892 B2
- Closure system for garments12 May 2026US 12,622,471 B2Even Adaptive Corporation
- Snap-thru grid fastener for mesh fabrics24 Mar 2026US 12,582,203 B2
- Connector6 Jan 2026US 12,514,341 B2Mips AB
- Multi-way reconfigurable garment and fastener assembly10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262766 A1Afyx, LLC
- Removable Onesie Cover System27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248208 A1
- Garment with configurable shoulder sections and attachment mechanisms13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232046 A1
- Fastener system28 May 2026US 2026/0144340 A1
- Coupling system7 May 2026US 2026/0123740 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Portable fitness monitoring systems with displays and applications thereof176US 8,105,208 B2adidas AG · 2012
- Portable fitness monitoring systems with displays and applications thereof129US 8,360,936 B2adidas AG · 2013
- Fastener with tape99US 4,805,272 AMorito Co., Ltd. · 1989
- Snap button and method of attaching the same88US 5,933,929 AYKK Corporation · 1999
- Safety helmet and detachable accessory70US 4,744,107 A1988