ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,225,985, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to KURARAY FASTENING Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).
"Male mold hook-and-loop fastener-equipped sheet having excellent quietness and method for manufacturing same" was invented by Satoru Ono (Okayama, Japan) and Yoshikatsu Fujisawa (Sakai, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A male-type molded hook-and-loop fastener-equipped sheet includes a male-type molded hook-and-loop fastener and a non-foam resin sheet integrated on the back surface of the male-type molded hook-and-loop fastener. The male-type molded hook-and-loop fastener includes a resin-made base plate and a plurality of male-type engaging eleme...