ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,586, issued on April 8, was assigned to Aplix (Le Cellier, France).
"Elastic laminate with hooks" was invented by Lionel Picot (Le Cellier, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Elastic laminate with hooks comprising an upper layer (2) of nonwoven fabric extending in width in a direction CD and in length in a direction MD, a web (5) with hooks (10) comprising a strip, in particular made of thermoplastic material, from which hooks protrude, and which is attached onto the upper face of the upper layer of nonwoven fabric, the hooks being intended to engage with loops according to a hook-and-loop fastening system, an elastic film (3; 4) ...