ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,229, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to APLIX (Le Cellier, France).

"Laminate comprising a support element and an element having loops which are fixed to one another, in particular calendered to one another" was invented by Sylvain Andre Paul Drochon (Carquefou, France) and Nathalie Christine Michele Marie Moinard (Sainte Luce sur Loire, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Laminate comprising a support component (1) in the form of a first layer of fibres and/or filaments, in particular a first non-woven fabric, and a component (2) with loops in the form of a second layer of fibres and/or filaments, in particular a second non-woven fa...