A44B 19/32
Means for making slide fasteners gas or watertight
A44B19/32 (Means for making slide fasteners gas or watertight) appears on 207 US grants and 217 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44B- Granted patents
- 207
- Published applications
- 217
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 313
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
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| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 11 |
| 2026 | 1 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Slide fastener24 Feb 2026US 12,557,884 B2Survitec Group Limited
- Slide fastener, production method for same, and sewn slide fastener article30 Dec 2025US 12,507,767 B2YKK Corporation
- Closure systems and insulating devices having closure systems23 Sep 2025US 12,419,399 B2YETI Coolers, LLC
- Waterproof fastener stringer and method of producing the same29 Jul 2025US 12,369,694 B2YKK Corporation
- Electromagnetically shielded door gasket for fabric enclosure1 Apr 2025US 12,262,798 B1Faraday Defense Corporation
- Slide fastener8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305772 A1YKK Corporation
- Waterproof Plastic Zipper1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294053 A1Fujian Sbs Zipper Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
- Composite stringer, method for manufacturing same, and method for manufacturing tape part of composite stringer10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262804 A1YKK Corporation
- Zipper10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262805 A1Zhejiang Huashengda Zipper Technology Co., Ltd.
- Fastener stringer and slide fastener13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232087 A1YKK Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Leakproof zipper with slider165US 5,020,194 AMobil Oil Corporation · 1991
- Double-layer water-proof zipper161US 6,092,266 AXiang Good Inc. Corp. Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Top stop for water-tight slide fastener110US 4,825,514 AYoshida Kogyo K. K. · 1989
- Water resistant slide fastener and process for preparing same109US 6,105,214 A2000
- Watertight slide fastener107US 5,253,395 AYoshida Kogyo K. K. · 1993