Patents by Inventor Michele Seminara

Michele Seminara 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: 11166531
    Abstract: An adjustable securing arrangement for securing an object within a luggage article is provided. The securing arrangement may include opposing front and rear panels, a turnbuckle, and at least one flexible strap extending from one of the front and rear panels and at least partially through the turnbuckle to then be releasably secured to the one of the front and rear panels. Each strap may include a first portion arranged to extend around at least one side of the object, and a second portion arranged to extend over a top side of the object. The turnbuckle may redirect each strap such that the first portion extends at an angle (?) to the second portion. The first and second portions may be adjusted simultaneously relative to the turnbuckle by a user pulling a distal end of each strap to secure or release the object between the front and rear panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsonite IP Holdings S.a r.l.
    Inventor: Michele Seminara
  • Publication number: 20200060399
    Abstract: A luggage article including an easy access system is provided. The easy access system may include two or more doors positioned on a top portion of the luggage article. The doors may open in opposite directions to one another, for example, towards one another. The doors may provide access to two separate compartments, for example, to a main compartment and a secondary compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: Michele Seminara
  • Publication number: 20180263344
    Abstract: An adjustable securing arrangement for securing an object within a luggage article is provided. The securing arrangement may include opposing front and rear panels, a turnbuckle, and at least one flexible strap extending from one of the front and rear panels and at least partially through the turnbuckle to then be releasably secured to the one of the front and rear panels. Each strap may include a first portion arranged to extend around at least one side of the object, and a second portion arranged to extend over a top side of the object. The turnbuckle may redirect each strap such that the first portion extends at an angle (?) to the second portion. The first and second portions may be adjusted simultaneously relative to the turnbuckle by a user pulling a distal end of each strap to secure or release the object between the front and rear panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Michele Seminara
  • Patent number: 5867245
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for securing decorative strips and spectacle lenses with one another or for fastening decorative strips on frames. The fastening herein occurs by means of a tongue and groove system. So that the decorative strips do not fall out of the groove or tongue, the groove or, respectively, the tongue is terminated by a lateral stop element. This stop element is connected for example by means of screw or snap connections with a spectacle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Inventors: Swen Bauer, Michele Seminara