B29D 5/00
Producing elements of slide fasteners
Official title: Producing elements of slide fasteners; Combined making and attaching of elements of slide fasteners
B29D5/00 (Producing elements of slide fasteners) appears on 255 US grants and 112 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29D- Granted patents
- 255
- Published applications
- 112
- Assignees
- 76
- Inventors
- 271
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 9 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 13 |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29D 5/10The interlocking members being formed by continuous profiled strip78
- B29D 5/02The fasteners having separate interlocking members57
- B29D 5/06The interlocking members being formed by continuous helix25
- B29D 5/04The interlocking members being formed by continuous meander of filamentary material19
- B29D 5/08The interlocking members being formed by profiled or castellated edge of a10
Recent patents
- Articles of footwear with uppers comprising a wound component and methods of making the same18 Aug 2026US 12,708,178 B2adidas AG
- Waterproof fastener stringer and method of producing the same29 Jul 2025US 12,369,694 B2YKK Corporation
- Coextruded polymeric article and method of making the same22 Apr 2025US 12,280,917 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Fastener tape woven from yarns including plant-derived resin, fastener stringer and method of producing the same19 Nov 2024US 12,144,403 B2YKK Corporation
- Method for manufacturing fastener stringer5 Nov 2024US 12,133,579 B2YKK Corporation
- Resealable assembly for an enclosure including a stiffening element and method of manufacturing the same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184468 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Piping zipper assembly, box body and box body production technology1 Aug 2024US 2024/0251918 A1Shanghai Gathey Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd
- Articles of footwear with uppers comprising a wound component and methods of making the same23 May 2024US 2024/0164483 A1adidas AG
- Curved Zippers and Methods, Systems, and Devices for Making Same21 Dec 2023US 2023/0404221 A1Talon Technologies, Inc.
- Waterproof fastener stringer and method of producing the same14 Dec 2023US 2023/0397700 A1YKK Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of using a surgical repair mesh345US 4,838,884 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1989
- Surgical repair mesh328US 4,633,873 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1987
- Method for continuously producing a multi-hook fastner member and product of the method230US 4,794,028 AVelcro Industries B. V. · 1988
- Apparatus for making a separable fastener220US 4,775,310 AVelcro Industries B. V. · 1988
- Protruding end stops for plastic reclosable fastener195US 5,131,121 AMobil Oil Corporation · 1992