A44B 18/0011
Female or loop elements
Official title: {Female or loop elements (A44B18/0007 takes precedence)}
A44B18/0011 (Female or loop elements) appears on 169 US grants and 160 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44B- Granted patents
- 169
- Published applications
- 160
- Assignees
- 75
- Inventors
- 311
- Latest grant
- 30 Dec 2025
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 2 | 8 |
| 2003 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 3 | 15 |
| 2005 | 9 | 14 |
| 2006 | 0 | 10 |
| 2007 | 8 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 5 |
| 2010 | 12 | 11 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 7 | 13 |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Strap member and strap assembly therewith30 Dec 2025US 12,507,766 B2Universal Trim Supply Co., Ltd.
- Making male touch fastener elements3 Jun 2025US 12,317,967 B2Velcro IP Holdings LLC
- Method for providing a laminate with a hook and loop fastening volume, and resulting laminate13 May 2025US 12,295,823 B2Aplix
- Forming and applying a mated fastener assembly15 Apr 2025US 12,274,333 B2Velcro IP Holdings LLC
- Male touch fastener elements21 May 2024US 11,986,063 B2Velcro IP Holdings LLC
- Hook-and-loop fastener13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232086 A1YKK Corporation
- Connection system and method for releasing an adhesive connection19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047645 A1Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co.KG
- Two-sided touch fastener material9 Oct 2025US 2025/0311820 A1Velcro IP Holdings LLC
- Method for providing a laminate with a hook and loop fastening volume, and resulting laminate24 Jul 2025US 2025/0235362 A1Aplix
- Strap member and strap assembly therewith6 Feb 2025US 2025/0040666 A1Universal Trim Supply Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pattern-unbonded nonwoven web and process for making the same405US 5,858,515 AKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 1999
- Breathable barrier composite useful as an ideal loop fastener component247US 5,997,981 AKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 1999
- Dynamic mechanical bonding method and apparatus209US 4,854,984 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1989
- Nonwoven female component for refastenable fastening device and method of making the same203US 5,326,612 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1994
- Loop fastening material for fastening device and method of making same195US 5,032,122 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1991