A44B 17/0011
Press-button fasteners in which the elastic retaining action is obtained by a
Official title: {Press-button fasteners in which the elastic retaining action is obtained by a spring working in the plane of the fastener}
A44B17/0011 (Press-button fasteners in which the elastic retaining action is obtained by a) appears on 76 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44B- Granted patents
- 76
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 135
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
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| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Attachment system for an electronic device7 Jul 2026US 12,672,701 B2Apple Inc.
- Belt buckle for a safety belt in a child restraint system8 Jul 2025US 12,351,125 B2Holmbergs Safety System Holding AB
- Electronic apparatus and wearable apparatus25 Feb 2025US 12,232,582 B2Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
- Attachment system for an electronic device29 Oct 2024US 12,127,636 B2Apple Inc.
- Lock delivery system16 Jul 2024US 12,036,120 B1Vesalius Cardiovascular Inc.
- Female fastener and resin ring spring for female fastener9 Oct 2025US 2025/0311819 A1Morito Co., Ltd.
- Magnetic fastener and strap10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221502 A1Zhejiang Xier Technology Co., Ltd
- Battery Configuration for Electronic Device5 Jun 2025US 2025/0183448 A1Stryker Corporation
- Clip Assembly for Electronic Device22 May 2025US 2025/0168558 A1Stryker Corporation
- Snap fastener with hook1 May 2025US 2025/0134215 A1YKK Corporation of America
Most cited
By later US patents
- Snap button47US 5,101,541 AYoshida Kogyo K. K. · 1992
- Mechanical-magnetic connecting structure42US 8,430,434 B2Fidlock GmbH · 2013
- Button assembly39US 4,706,344 AYoshida Kogyo K. K. · 1987
- Female unit of a snap fastener31US 4,847,959 AKane-M Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1989
- Slide socket and method for making same31US 5,259,096 AAthletic Specialties, Inc. · 1993