A44B 18/0061
Male or hook elements
Official title: {Male or hook elements (A44B18/0053 takes precedence)}
A44B18/0061 (Male or hook elements) appears on 346 US grants and 354 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44B- Granted patents
- 346
- Published applications
- 354
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 419
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 10 |
| 2003 | 11 | 23 |
| 2004 | 7 | 22 |
| 2005 | 11 | 25 |
| 2006 | 13 | 14 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 |
| 2008 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 | 11 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 |
| 2014 | 11 | 16 |
| 2015 | 9 | 19 |
| 2016 | 19 | 15 |
| 2017 | 11 | 14 |
| 2018 | 15 | 17 |
| 2019 | 17 | 21 |
| 2020 | 11 | 15 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 |
| 2022 | 20 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 11 |
| 2024 | 14 | 18 |
| 2025 | 7 | 12 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surface fastener25 Aug 2026US 12,714,207 B2YKK Corporation
- Composite fastener30 Jun 2026US 12,671,755 B2Fyx BV
- Molded surface fastener16 Jun 2026US 12,654,525 B2Truxedo, Inc.
- Molded fastener elements with lateral wings19 May 2026US 12,628,919 B2Velcro IP Holdings LLC
- Surface fastener5 May 2026US 12,616,279 B2YKK Corporation
- Surface fastener manufacturing method and surface fastener6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223990 A1YKK Corporation
- Hook structure, multi-layered structure and manufacturing method of hook structure21 May 2026US 2026/0137175 A1Taiwan Paiho Limited
- Improved retaining device and associated production method14 May 2026US 2026/0131509 A1Aplix
- Molding strip and improved formation5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061669 A1
- Composite fastener18 Dec 2025US 2025/0385962 A1Fyx BV
Most cited
By later US patents
- Disposable diaper with improved hook fastener portion869US 4,894,060 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1990
- Mushroom-type hook strip for a mechanical fastener363US 5,077,870 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1992
- Fastening materials159US 4,169,303 A1979
- Hook for hook and loop fasteners139US 4,984,339 AVelcro Industries B. V. · 1991
- Multi-layer female component for refastenable fastening device and method of making the same128US 5,407,439 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1995