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I have heard about this guy....urban lore, A mega rich dude in some small town wondering what to do with the rest of his life.
May not be true.
-------Original Message-------
Date: 08/02/05 13:51:30
Subject: RE: Velcro Inventor
Weird, the documentry I saw said there was a 20 year
difference and his patent expired. I guess I can't
trust TV anymore.
>
> Might have made some money--
> Gary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark sottilaro
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 10:05 AM
> Subject: Re: Velcro
>
> <snip>
>
> The man who invented Velcro never made a dime off
> the
> patent. It wasn't until his patent expired that
> nylon
> was invented and a suitable material to make velcro
> existed. I saw that on tv.
>
> Mark
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