Inventor · Bedford, NH, US

Gerald Rocha

28Patents
18h-index
12Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 15, 1985 → Mar 17, 2021

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
US5518795A Laminated hook fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US5339499A Hook design for a hook and loop fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Expired
US5286431A Molded product having insert mold-in fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US6248419A Laminated hook fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US5744080A Laminated hook fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5061540A Separable fasteners for attachment to other objects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US5922436A Die cut mold-in Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US6737147B2 Laminated hook fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US6174476A Molding fastener products having backings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US8784722B2 Method and apparatus for producing hook fasteners Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US5540970A Die cut mold-in Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US4662037A Method and apparatus for slitting and providing selvedge by ultrasonic means on hook and loop type fastener tapes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5436051A Hook and loop fasteners and method of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5736217A Die cut mold-in Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US10076162B2 Method and apparatus for producing hook fasteners Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US8745827B2 Dimensionally flexible touch fastener strip Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US10798997B2 Method and apparatus for producing hook fasteners Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US10405614B2 Dimensionally flexible touch fastener strip Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9795194B2 Dimensionally flexible touch fastener strip Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10953592B2 Touch fasteners and methods of formation Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10159313B2 Deployable touch fastener Human Necessities 1 Active
US11058186B2 Dimensionally flexible touch fastener strip Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10981321B2 Touch fasteners and methods of formation Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active

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