A61F 13/622
Fabric strip fastener elements
Official title: {Fabric strip fastener elements, e.g. hook and loop}
A61F13/622 (Fabric strip fastener elements) appears on 714 US grants and 748 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 714
- Published applications
- 748
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 1,097
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 4 |
| 2002 | 22 | 28 |
| 2003 | 19 | 36 |
| 2004 | 10 | 37 |
| 2005 | 13 | 31 |
| 2006 | 11 | 24 |
| 2007 | 13 | 21 |
| 2008 | 8 | 30 |
| 2009 | 19 | 16 |
| 2010 | 20 | 31 |
| 2011 | 23 | 37 |
| 2012 | 21 | 39 |
| 2013 | 37 | 31 |
| 2014 | 26 | 50 |
| 2015 | 35 | 48 |
| 2016 | 29 | 37 |
| 2017 | 32 | 47 |
| 2018 | 31 | 23 |
| 2019 | 18 | 23 |
| 2020 | 27 | 37 |
| 2021 | 14 | 28 |
| 2022 | 14 | 24 |
| 2023 | 11 | 15 |
| 2024 | 21 | 28 |
| 2025 | 16 | 10 |
| 2026 | 15 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Split formation of unitary substrates15 Sep 2026US 12,734,075 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent article having fastening system8 Sep 2026US 12,728,047 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Easy change protective underwear1 Sep 2026US 12,721,761 B2Medline Industries, Inc.
- Absorbent articles with unitary hook fasteners, and methods of making such articles18 Aug 2026US 12,708,569 B2Attends Healthcare Products, Inc.
- Retaining device, absorbent item comprising such a device, and method for manufacturing such a device28 Jul 2026US 12,691,015 B2Aplix
- Retaining device comprising two materials24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283867 A1Aplix
- Absorbent articles with absorbent chassis and belt bonding arrangements and frangible pathways3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256629 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Manufacturing device for generating closure tabs for a diaper27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248657 A1Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co.KG
- Absorbent articles with frangible pathways with simultaneously propagating tear zones2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183155 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent articles with frangible pathways adapted for tear propagation between regions of laminates having different numbers of layers of substrates2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183157 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Absorbent article with dynamic elastic waist feature having a predisposed resilient flexural hinge1,158US 5,151,092 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1992
- Disposable diaper with improved hook fastener portion869US 4,894,060 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1990
- Disposable diaper having an improved fastening device711US 4,846,815 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1989
- Elastomeric side panel for use with convertible absorbent articles703US 5,897,545 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1999
- Elastomeric side panel for use with convertible absorbent articles626US 5,957,908 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1999