Patents by Inventor Nicolas Lattanzi

Nicolas Lattanzi 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).

  • Brassiere cup comprising a rib-protecting pad
    Publication number: 20090325463
    Abstract: A brassiere cup having at least one textile component reinforced with a stiffener in the lower region of the cup. The stiffener having one end that is covered by a localized protective part. The protective part being a pad having a thin marginal part and a thicker central part surrounded by the thin marginal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: DBAPPAREL OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Richard Vidal, Antonio Iandolo, Cécile Besco, Nicolas Lattanzi
  • Framework for the rigidification of a part of garment, made of a thermoplastic or thermosetting material with rigidification longitudinal fibres
    Patent number: 6053800
    Abstract: A framework is disclosed for the rigidification of a part of a garment, which may typically be the curved underwire support of a brassiere. The framework is formed of a molded plastic, which may be thermoplastic or thermosetting and includes short rigidified fibers embedded therein. The fibers are oriented along curvatures which are parallel to the curvature of the framework. The fibers which can be glass, carbon or aromatic polyamides, are preferably a polyamide in which one aromatic group is substituted for an aliphatic group in an aliphatic chain, or a combination of these materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Playtex Apparel, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicolas Lattanzi