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Inventor

Mestral George De

Patents indexed

1

Year range

1955

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Years active

1955

Total patents

1

Most recent

1955

Domains

mechanicalmaterialsconsumer_electronics

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1950s
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1

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1 patents, in 1955

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US 2717437·1955·Velcro SA

How George de Mestral Invented Velcro

A 1952 patent describing the creation of a hook-and-loop fastener by weaving synthetic loops into fabric and cutting them to create tiny, grippy hooks.

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