A44B 18/0038
Male or hook elements
Official title: {Male or hook elements (A44B18/003 takes precedence)}
A44B18/0038 (Male or hook elements) appears on 32 US grants and 26 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44B- Granted patents
- 32
- Published applications
- 26
- Assignees
- 17
- Inventors
- 54
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Woven fabric surface fastener having hook-shaped engaging element, and method for manufacturing same1 Sep 2026US 12,721,406 B2Kuraray Fastening Co., Ltd.
- Fastener tape4 Nov 2025US 12,458,113 B2Velcro IP Holdings LLC
- Laser weldable hook-and-loop fastener30 Jan 2024US 11,882,907 B2Kuraray Fastening Co., Ltd.
- Fabric having restraining function29 Aug 2023US 11,737,523 B2
- Attachable fabric assembly9 Feb 2021US 10,914,023 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Article11 Dec 2025US 2025/0374996 A1YKK Corporation
- Woven fabric surface fastener having hook-shaped engaging element, and method for manufacturing same19 Dec 2024US 2024/0415242 A1Kuraray Fastening Co., Ltd.
- Fabric for binding and fastening3 Oct 2024US 2024/0324731 A1
- Method for producing a touch-and-close fastener part11 Apr 2024US 2024/0115013 A1Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co.KG
- Fastening device, method of production and fastening system thereof18 Jan 2024US 2024/0016260 A1Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co.KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Strip material with heat-formed hooked heads139US 4,454,183 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1984
- Velvet-type fastener web98US 4,338,800 AYoshida Kogyo K. K. · 1982
- Disposable diaper with thermoplastic material anchored hook fastener portion33US 5,100,400 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1992
- Separable fastener28US 4,920,617 AKuraray Co., Ltd. · 1990
- Apparatus and method for producing knitted hook-type fastener material19US 4,628,709 AActief, N.V. · 1986