Patents by Inventor Livio Cossutti

Livio Cossutti has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8166619
    Abstract: A fluid-tight slide fastener including coated tapes equipped with teeth, opposite stops and a slider operable between the opposite stops to engage or disengage the teeth. The coated tapes include a core textile layer and a fluid-barrier coating made of a thermoplastic elastomer material (TPE), the teeth being made of a thermoplastic material. The textile material of the core layer of the coated tapes is chosen among polyester, polyamide and their blends or copolymers. The thermoplastic elastomer material of the coating is chosen between thermoplastic elastomer polyurethane (TPE-U) and thermoplastic elastomer polyester (TPE-E). The thermoplastic material of the teeth is chosen among PBT, ABS, polyamide and their blends or copolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: RIRI Group S.A.
    Inventors: Livio Cossutti, Marc Butz
  • Patent number: 7934305
    Abstract: A fluidtight slide fastener comprising a pair of tapes both delimited by two opposite long edges and by two opposite short edges. Each tape comprises a textile material strip coated with a fluid barrier material layer on at least opposite faces thereof, the strip remaining uncoated on at least one of the short edges of each tape. Each tape is also equipped with a set of aligned teeth on at least a portion of one of the long sides thereof, the aligned teeth of the sets facing each other and being associated with opposite opening and closing stops. A slider is slidable between the closing stop and the opening stop for engaging in a fluidtight way or disengaging the aligned teeth respectively. The fastener further comprises a coating formed on each tape on the at least one of the uncoated short edges for covering the textile material strip in a fluidtight way at the at least one of the uncoated short edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: RIRI S.A.
    Inventor: Livio Cossutti
  • Publication number: 20100005557
    Abstract: A fluid-tight slide fastener (10) comprising tapes (12) with an inner textile layer (14) and a fluid barrier layer (16), teeth elements (21) and a slider (22), wherein said textile layer (14) is made with a spun yarn of cut fibers. Preferred materials are also disclosed for the textile layer, the fluid barrier layer and the teeth, including PE for textile layer, TPE-E or TPE-U for the fluid-barrier layer and PBT, ABS, polyamide (PA) and their blends or copolymers for the teeth. A process for making slide fasteners is also disclosed, wherein strips of a spun yarn textile material are coated by extrusion or lamination of a melted fluid-barrier material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Riri Group, S.A.
    Inventors: Livio Cossutti, Marc Butz
  • Publication number: 20090282665
    Abstract: A fluidtight slide fastener comprising a pair of tapes both delimited by two opposite long edges and by two opposite short edges, each tape comprising a textile material strip coated with a fluid barrier material layer at least at the opposite faces thereof, the strip remaining uncoated at at least one of said short edges of each tape, each tape being equipped with a set of aligned teeth on at least a portion of one of said long sides thereof, the aligned teeth of said sets facing each other and being associated with opposite opening and closing stops, and a slider slidable between said closing stop and said opening stop for engaging in a fluidtight way or disengaging said aligned teeth respectively, wherein the fastener further comprises a coating formed on each tape at said at least one of said uncoated short edges for covering the textile material strip in a fluidtight way at said at least one of said uncoated short edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: RIRI S.A
    Inventor: Livio Cossutti
  • Publication number: 20090229090
    Abstract: A slide fastener (1) comprising a slider (5) with a pull-tab (6), and a top stop (4) with a retaining element (20) disposed to act against a contact face (30) of the puller (6), when said pull-tab (6) is in a suitable locking position, to prevent the slider (5) from sliding away and keep the fastener (1) closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Riri, S.A.
    Inventors: Livio Cossutti, Roberto Peano
  • Patent number: 7568270
    Abstract: A fluidtight slide fastener comprising a pair of tapes both delimited by two opposite long edges and by two opposite short edges, each tape comprising a textile material strip coated with a fluid barrier material layer at least at the opposite faces thereof, the strip remaining uncoated at least one of the short edges of each tape, each tape being equipped with a set of aligned teeth on at least a portion of one of the long sides thereof, the aligned teeth of the sets facing each other and being associated with opposite opening and closing stops, and a slider slidable between the closing stop and the opening stop for engaging in a fluidtight way or disengaging said aligned teeth respectively, wherein the fastener further comprises a coating formed on each tape at the at least one of the uncoated short edges for covering the textile material strip in a fluidtight way at the at least one of the uncoated short edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: RIRI S.A.
    Inventor: Livio Cossutti
  • Patent number: 7392572
    Abstract: A fluidtight slide fastener comprising a pair of tapes comprising a textile material strip coated with a fluid barrier material layer and equipped with a set of aligned teeth, an opening stop and an opposite closing stop, a slider for engaging in a fluidtight way or disengaging said teeth respectively, wherein the fastener comprises a further fluid-tight coating formed on at least one short edge of the tapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: RIRI Group S.A.
    Inventor: Livio Cossutti
  • Publication number: 20080115341
    Abstract: A fluidtight slide fastener comprising a pair of tapes both delimited by two opposite long edges and by two opposite short edges, each tape comprising a textile material strip coated with a fluid barrier material layer at least at the opposite faces thereof, the strip remaining uncoated at least one of said short edges of each tape, each tape being equipped with a set of aligned teeth on at least a portion of one of said long sides thereof, the aligned teeth of said sets facing each other and being associated with opposite opening and closing stops, and a slider slidable between said closing stop and said opening stop for engaging in a fluidtight way or disengaging said aligned teeth respectively, wherein the fastener further comprises a coating formed on each tape at said at least one of said uncoated short edges for covering the textile material strip in a fluidtight way at said at least one of said uncoated short edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: RIRI Group S.A.
    Inventor: Livio Cossutti
  • Publication number: 20080083098
    Abstract: Fluid-tight slide fastener (10) comprising a pair of tapes (12), each tape (12) having a layered structure comprising an inner reinforcing textile material layer (14) enveloped in a fluid barrier layer (16) made of a thermoplastic elastomer material (TPE), each tape (12) exhibiting a row (20) of aligned teeth (21) made of a thermoplastic material on at least a portion of one of the long sides (13a) thereof, the rows (20) of aligned teeth (21) of said pair of tapes (12) facing each other and being associated to opposite stops (24,26), and a slider (22) slidable between said opposite stops (24,26) for engaging in a fluid-tight way or disengaging said aligned teeth (21) respectively, characterized in that said textile material for the inner reinforcing layer (14) is chosen among polyester (PE), preferably PET, polyamide (PA) and their blends or copolymers; said thermoplastic elastomer material (TPE) for the fluid barrier layer (16) is chosen between thermoplastic elastomer polyurethane (TPE-U) and thermoplastic
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: RIRI Group S.A.
    Inventors: Livio Cossutti, Marc Butz
  • Publication number: 20070226965
    Abstract: A fluidtight slide fastener comprising a pair of tapes both delimited by two opposite long edges and by two opposite short edges, each tape comprising a textile material strip coated with a fluid barrier material layer at least at the opposite faces thereof, the strip remaining uncoated at least one of said short edges of each tape, each tape being equipped with a set of aligned teeth on at least a portion of one of said long sides thereof, the aligned teeth of said sets facing each other and being associated with opposite opening and closing stops, and a slider slidable between said closing stop and said opening stop for engaging in a fluidtight way or disengaging said aligned teeth respectively, wherein the fastener further comprises a coating formed on each tape at said at least one of said uncoated short edges for covering the textile material strip in a fluidtight way at said at least one of said uncoated short edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Crelux Holding SA
    Inventor: Livio Cossutti
  • Patent number: D556088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: RiRi S.A.
    Inventor: Livio Cossutti
  • Patent number: D556632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: RIRI Group S.A.
    Inventor: Livio Cossutti
  • Patent number: D558091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Riri S.A.
    Inventor: Livio Cossutti
  • Patent number: D612293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: RIRI Group S.A.
    Inventor: Livio Cossutti