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