B29L 2031/727
Fastening elements
Official title: {Fastening elements (bolts B29L2001/002; nuts B29L2001/005; screws B29L2001/007; slide fasteners B29L2005/00; buttons for haberdashery B29L2019/00)}
B29L2031/727 (Fastening elements) appears on 828 US grants and 755 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29L- Granted patents
- 828
- Published applications
- 755
- Assignees
- 341
- Inventors
- 1,258
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 8 |
| 2002 | 15 | 16 |
| 2003 | 28 | 35 |
| 2004 | 12 | 47 |
| 2005 | 19 | 45 |
| 2006 | 27 | 34 |
| 2007 | 26 | 27 |
| 2008 | 12 | 16 |
| 2009 | 13 | 18 |
| 2010 | 23 | 24 |
| 2011 | 17 | 19 |
| 2012 | 8 | 23 |
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| 2015 | 20 | 55 |
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| 2019 | 33 | 40 |
| 2020 | 38 | 37 |
| 2021 | 37 | 32 |
| 2022 | 31 | 24 |
| 2023 | 28 | 26 |
| 2024 | 23 | 26 |
| 2025 | 16 | 31 |
| 2026 | 12 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29L 2031/729Hook and loop-type fastenersIndexing code384
- B29L 2031/7282Snap fasteners, clips, press-buttonsIndexing code110
- B29L 2031/7276Straps or the likeIndexing code108
- B29L 2031/7278Couplings, connectors, nipplesIndexing code40
- B29L 2031/7272For haberdasheryIndexing code21
- B29L 2031/7288RivetsIndexing code18
- B29L 2031/7286NailsIndexing code7
- B29L 2031/7284DowelsIndexing code4
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Recent patents
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- Composite lug with enhanced performance21 Jul 2026US 12,687,199 B2Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Method for forming protrusions in a substrate used to manufacture absorbent articles14 Jul 2026US 12,679,046 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Reinforced object bundling system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285564 A1ABB Schweiz AG
- System and method for forming protrusions in a substrate used to manufacture absorbent articles17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273868 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Cooling methods for ultrasonic forming and bonding of polymeric webs13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233198 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Surface-fastener-manufacturing method and molding device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192504 A1YKK Corporation
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical fastening device and method for manufacture1,139US 4,671,280 AEthicon, Inc. · 1987
- Disposable diaper with improved hook fastener portion869US 4,894,060 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1990
- 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
- Method for injection-molding an orthopedic device and product of the method194US 5,368,549 AAircast, Inc. · 1994