Velcro By ysjackson Jun 19, 1907 Birth of Georges de Mestral Jan 1, 1919 George de Mastral invented, designed and patented a toy airplane Jun 1, 1930 Graduated and worked in machine shop of engineering company Jan 1, 1932 Married to Jeanne Schnyder Jul 1, 1941 Walking dog on a nature hike Jan 1, 1949 Second marraige to Monique Panchaud de Bottens Jan 1, 1955 Finished design and patented Jan 1, 1957 Branched out to the textile center of Manchester, New Hampshire in the United States Jan 1, 1966 Third marraige to Helen Mary Dale Jun 1, 1966 Fathers death and inherited family home Colombier, château Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges. Jan 1, 1978 De Mestral unsuccessfully tried to update his patent and it expired Feb 8, 1990 Death of George de Mastral Jan 1, 1999 Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1999 for inventing Velcro hook and loop fasteners.