A44B 18/0073
Attaching means
Official title: {Attaching means}
A44B18/0073 (Attaching means) appears on 146 US grants and 154 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44B- Granted patents
- 146
- Published applications
- 154
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 228
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13 |
| 2015 | 1 | 12 |
| 2016 | 13 | 10 |
| 2017 | 11 | 13 |
| 2018 | 6 | 9 |
| 2019 | 10 | 11 |
| 2020 | 4 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Light weight modular pouch attachment system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,540 B2FirstSpear Technology Group, LLC
- Composite fastener3 Mar 2026US 12,564,249 B2Fyx BV
- Strap member and strap assembly therewith30 Dec 2025US 12,507,766 B2Universal Trim Supply Co., Ltd.
- Fastener tape4 Nov 2025US 12,458,113 B2Velcro IP Holdings LLC
- Flexible touch fastener products4 Nov 2025US 12,458,114 B2Velcro IP Holdings LLC
- Method and Apparatus for Applying Hook and Loop Fasteners to a Coated Webbing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273574 A1BioThane Coated Webbing Corp
- Hook-and-loop fastener13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232086 A1YKK Corporation
- Devices and methods for forming mechanical joints30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114558 A1
- Fixing component, mounting component, and baby product26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084593 A1Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Flexible touch fastener products5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033600 A1Velcro IP Holdings LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Disposable diaper with improved mechanical fastening system217US 5,019,073 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1991
- Hook and loop attachment for a compression sleeve and method of attaching a hook and loop fastener to a compression sleeve185US 5,626,556 AThe Kendall Company · 1997
- Method for making a laminated hook fastener169US 5,260,015 AVelcro Industries B. V. · 1993
- Loop fastener portion with thermoplastic resin attaching and anchoring layer152US 4,761,318 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1988
- Coated abrasive sheet material with loop attachment means138US 4,609,581 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1986