It began with a cocklebur that was tenaciously clinging to George de Mestral’s hunting jacket. Most people would have responded with either annoyance or indifference, but de Mestral’s reaction was one ...

Inspiration can strike without warning. Consider Swiss engineer George de Mestral, who got some burs on his wool socks while walking his dog one fateful day in 1948. As De Mestral pulled off the burs, ...

Remember the Trapper Keeper? Part binder, part filing system with Velcro closures and unique designs, the original Trapper Keeper by Mead was a classroom icon of the ’80s and ’90s. While the Trapper ...

Annoyed a decade ago when his zipper broke on the way to the airport, architect and inventor Leonard Duffy decided to design a replacement. The result: “slidingly engaging fasteners” which are quiet, ...

A Marietta-based company is suing Velcro, which makes the well-known fastener for clothing and other items, over a patent on a fastener used by the auto industry. YKK Corp., a major producer of ...

A Marietta-based company is suing Velcro, the well-known fastener for clothing and other items, accusing it of violating its patent for a fastener used by the auto industry. YKK Corp., a major ...