Patents by Inventor Laurent Tuppin

Laurent Tuppin 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).

  • Composite fabric, in particular for hand luggage or clothes
    Patent number: 6004891
    Abstract: The composite fabric comprises a load-carrying grid disposed between cloth and a flexible layer that are held to each other, the load-carrying grid which is at least two-directional being made up at least of warp thread and weft thread which are held to one another, the mesh defined by the grid having openings of area greater than the area of the gaps defined by the texture of the decorative cloth, the decorative cloth being held directly to the flexible sheet through the mesh of the load-carrying grid such that the fabric prevents outer ribs due to the thickness of the weft threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: La Chemise Lacoste (S.A.)
    Inventors: Laurent Tuppin, Alain Gallais