Inventor · Litchfield, NH, US

George A. Provost

67Patents
29h-index
40Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 15, 1985 → Nov 2, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5260015A Method for making a laminated hook fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 170 Expired
US4984339A Hook for hook and loop fasteners Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Expired
US5953797A Hook fasteners and methods of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US5518795A Laminated hook fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US5315740A Hook for hook and loop fasteners Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US7547469B2 Forming loop materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US4955981A Reclosable bag having hook and loop sealing strips Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Expired
US7156937B2 Needling through carrier sheets to form loops Performing Operations; Transporting 63 Expired
US5606781A Separable fastener having a bald perimeter rib bounded by fastening elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US5900350A Molding methods, molds and products Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US4884323A Quiet touch fastener attachment system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US7465366B2 Needling loops into carrier sheets Performing Operations; Transporting 60 Active
US5110649A Separable fasteners for attachment to other objects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US5744080A Laminated hook fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US8314283B2 Medical wraps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Active
US7562426B2 Needling loops into carrier sheets Textiles; Paper 53 Active
US6163939A Molding of fastening hooks and other devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US4654246A Self-engaging separable fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US5692271A Enhanced flexibility fastener, method and apparatus for its making, and product incorporating it Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US6991375B2 Reclosable packaging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US6206679A Apparatus for making molded plastic hook fasteners Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US4824261A Reclosable bag and hook and loop sealing strips for use therein Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US5172980A Reclosable bag having hook and loop sealing strips Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US7214334B2 Continuous molding of fastener products Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US6737147B2 Laminated hook fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.