Patents by Inventor Luc Huyghe

Luc Huyghe 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).

  • System for cinching a resilient luggage case
    Patent number: 8245825
    Abstract: A remote cinching device 14 comprising a resiliency mechanism 15 and 16, a force-transferring device 17, and a cinching device 28, 30, 32 enhances luggage, totes, briefs, and other transport and/or storage devices. The resiliency mechanism biases the luggage in an open condition, while the cinching device, located remotely from the areas undergoing the highest levels of expansion force (the top and bottom ends of an upright luggage case, for example), allows effective, easy, and visually pleasing compression of the case once it has been closed. The cinch is carried by force-transferring structures 17, by which the act of cinching is made even more efficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Samsonite IP Holdings S.ar.l.
    Inventors: Kenzo Yoneno, Luc Huyghe, Dirk Santy, William L. King
  • SYSTEM FOR CINCHING A RESILIENT LUGGAGE CASE
    Publication number: 20110174583
    Abstract: A remote cinching device 14 comprising a resiliency mechanism 15 and 16, a force-transferring device 17, and a cinching device 28, 30, 32 enhances luggage, totes, briefs, and other transport and/or storage devices. The resiliency mechanism biases the luggage in an open condition, while the cinching device, located remotely from the areas undergoing the highest levels of expansion force (the top and bottom ends of an upright luggage case, for example), allows effective, easy, and visually pleasing compression of the case once it has been closed. The cinch is carried by force-transferring structures 17, by which the act of cinching is made even more efficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSONITE IP HOLDINGS S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Kenzo Yoneno, Luc Huyghe, Dirk Santy, William L. King
  • Wheel handle for an upright luggage case
    Patent number: D472051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Samsonite Corporation
    Inventors: Clemens Van Himbeeck, Luc Huyghe