A44B 19/285
Tools for opening or closing slide fasteners
Official title: {Tools for opening or closing slide fasteners}
A44B19/285 (Tools for opening or closing slide fasteners) appears on 17 US grants and 14 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44B- Granted patents
- 17
- Published applications
- 14
- Assignees
- 14
- Inventors
- 48
- Latest grant
- 16 Mar 2021
Filings by year
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| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
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| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Dressing aid16 Mar 2021US 10,945,547 B2Derosa Designs LLC
- Fastener pull assist apparatus17 Dec 2019US 10,506,891 B2Chicshop, Inc.
- Apparel fixation device22 Oct 2019US 10,448,769 B1
- Composite pull tab and zipper applying same12 Feb 2019US 10,201,215 B2Kee (Guangdong) Garment Accessories Ltd.
- Fashion accessory and method of operating a zipper3 Oct 2017US 9,775,456 B2
- Slide fastener and method for manufacturing separable bottom end stop box for slide fastener18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165428 A1YKK Corporation
- Jacket Zipping Aid or JZA19 Nov 2020US 2020/0359752 A1
- Garment2 Jul 2020US 2020/0205487 A1Toray Industries, Inc.
- Dressing aid7 May 2020US 2020/0138220 A1Derosa Designs LLC
- Fastener pull assist apparatus18 Jul 2019US 2019/0216182 A1Chicshop, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Closure tool for resealable bags45US 5,140,796 A1992
- Automatic zipper19US 8,533,918 B12013
- Packaging for steaming and related methods8US 9,487,333 B2Coveris Flexibles US LLC · 2016
- Closure device for artificial turf sections6US 4,896,404 AAstroturf Industries, Inc. · 1990
- Closing device5US 4,215,597 AThe Dow Chemical Company · 1980