Patents by Inventor Federico Gianluigi Buffa

Federico Gianluigi Buffa 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: 10401645
    Abstract: A nosepad for an eyeglasses nosepiece comprises: a pad defining a supporting surface which can be rested directly on a wearer's nose; a connecting portion made as one with the pad and having a through hole by which it is connected to a mounting pin of a frame; and an insert which is at least partly embedded in the pad. The pad and the connecting portion are made entirely of an elastically deformable material which is transparent so that a graphical design and/or a text and/or an advertising logo appearing on the insert can be made visible from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: LUXOTTICA S.R.L.
    Inventor: Federico Gianluigi Buffa
  • Patent number: 9841612
    Abstract: A component of a frame for eyeglasses includes a body made of composite material, the peculiarity of which relates to the body having at least one first region and at least two second regions. The first region includes a three-dimensional shape with at least two dimensions that are larger than the dimensions of the at least two second regions. Thus, the configuration defines, along the body, portions with different flexibilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: LUXOTTICA S.R.L.
    Inventor: Federico Gianluigi Buffa
  • Patent number: 9835874
    Abstract: A sheet for manufacturing articles, particularly frames for glasses and the like, including at least one technical layer made of a thermoplastic material interposed between a first aesthetic layer and a second aesthetic layer, both made of a material such as fabric. A method for producing a sheet for manufacturing articles includes the steps of providing at least one technical layer made of a material such as thermoplastic polymers and at least two aesthetic layers made of a material such as fabric and associating the technical layer with the aesthetic layers. The layers are mutually compressed and then heated to obtain the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: LUXOTTICA S.R.L.
    Inventor: Federico Gianluigi Buffa
  • Publication number: 20160209673
    Abstract: A component of a frame for eyeglasses includes a body made of composite material, the peculiarity of which relates to the body having at least one first region and at least two second regions. The first region includes a three-dimensional shape with at least two dimensions that are larger than the dimensions of the at least two second regions. Thus, the configuration defines, along the body, portions with different flexibilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Federico Gianluigi BUFFA
  • Publication number: 20160178928
    Abstract: A sheet for manufacturing articles, particularly frames for glasses and the like, including at least one technical layer made of a thermoplastic material interposed between a first aesthetic layer and a second aesthetic layer, both made of a material such as fabric. A method for producing a sheet for manufacturing articles includes the steps of providing at least one technical layer made of a material such as thermoplastic polymers and at least two aesthetic layers made of a material such as fabric and associating the technical layer with the aesthetic layers. The layers are mutually compressed and then heated to obtain the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventor: Federico Gianluigi BUFFA
  • Publication number: 20150160472
    Abstract: A nosepad for an eyeglasses nosepiece comprises: a pad defining a supporting surface which can be rested directly on a wearer's nose; a connecting portion made as one with the pad and having a through hole by which it is connected to a mounting pin of a frame; and an insert which is at least partly embedded in the pad. The pad and the connecting portion are made entirely of an elastically deformable material which is transparent so that a graphical design and/or a text and/or an advertising logo appearing on the insert can be made visible from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventor: Federico Gianluigi Buffa
  • Patent number: D778979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: LUXOTTICA S.R.L.
    Inventor: Federico Gianluigi Buffa