A44C 5/18
Fasteners for straps, chains or the like
Official title: Fasteners for straps, {chains or the like}(buckles A44B11/00)
A44C5/18 (Fasteners for straps, chains or the like) appears on 985 US grants and 840 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44C- Granted patents
- 985
- Published applications
- 840
- Assignees
- 438
- Inventors
- 1,584
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 1 |
| 2002 | 24 | 25 |
| 2003 | 19 | 12 |
| 2004 | 13 | 15 |
| 2005 | 4 | 20 |
| 2006 | 12 | 14 |
| 2007 | 6 | 20 |
| 2008 | 12 | 30 |
| 2009 | 10 | 24 |
| 2010 | 19 | 6 |
| 2011 | 9 | 18 |
| 2012 | 9 | 26 |
| 2013 | 14 | 15 |
| 2014 | 16 | 37 |
| 2015 | 23 | 47 |
| 2016 | 37 | 68 |
| 2017 | 44 | 52 |
| 2018 | 51 | 51 |
| 2019 | 41 | 53 |
| 2020 | 38 | 56 |
| 2021 | 53 | 47 |
| 2022 | 44 | 53 |
| 2023 | 48 | 41 |
| 2024 | 45 | 52 |
| 2025 | 38 | 40 |
| 2026 | 20 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Watchbands with buckles and woven fabrics18 Aug 2026US 12,708,182 B2Apple Inc.
- Jewelry clasp positioning device and related methods18 Aug 2026US 12,708,183 B2Clasp'd LLC
- Watchband clasp, watchband, and wearable device14 Jul 2026US 12,677,915 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Attachment system for an electronic device7 Jul 2026US 12,672,701 B2Apple Inc.
- Watchbands with hook and loop fasteners30 Jun 2026US 12,667,169 B2Apple Inc.
- Link and/or clasp, for example of a jewelry chain3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256251 A1Dexel S.A.
- Accessory connector with improved durability27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248246 A1Jumiere Co., Ltd.
- Clasp, strap, and timepiece20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240289 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Wristband barrel lock25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174196 A1Artemax, Inc.
- Wearable band for health monitoring device21 May 2026US 2026/0137314 A1Masimo Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Magnetic clasp for wristwatch strap295US 4,941,236 ATimex Corporation · 1990
- Fitting device for accessory264US 5,367,891 AYugen Kaisha Furuyama Shouji · 1994
- Anti-rotation link239US 8,601,784 B2The Swatch Group Management Services AG · 2013
- Magnetic necklace clasp199US 5,050,276 A1991
- Personal locator transmitter164US 5,014,040 AInstantel Inc. · 1991