Patents by Inventor Stéphane Latruffe

Stéphane Latruffe 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).

  • Publication number: 20160015111
    Abstract: The invention relates to a helmet that includes an outer shell and a cap, the cap being comprised of a material such as EPS or EPP and arranged inside the shell. The shell has an upper portion designed to cover at least the crown portion of the skull, the cap further comprising a first layer having a thickness covering substantially the upper portion and a plurality of pads of height projecting from the first layer towards the head, the first layer and the pads forming a single piece, and the height of the pads being greater than the thickness of the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: SALOMON S.A.S.
    Inventor: Stephane LATRUFFE
  • Publication number: 20150033456
    Abstract: The invention relates to a helmet having an outer shell with an apex and having an inner envelope demarcated by a lower edge, the helmet further comprising an internal structure arranged within the inner envelope, the internal structure including a plurality of ribs, each rib extending from the apex to the lower edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Stephane LATRUFFE
  • Patent number: 8678020
    Abstract: A grip handle adapted to be fixed to the end of a pole for use in an outdoor activity, such as skiing or hiking, including a body and a support member affixed to the body and projecting from a transverse wall of the body, the support member being arranged to support the thumb of a user holding the handle. The support member includes a structure to selectively modify and lock its position with respect to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Salomon S.A.S.
    Inventors: Gilles Renaud-Goud, Stéphane Latruffe
  • Publication number: 20110079256
    Abstract: A grip handle adapted to be fixed to the end of a pole for use in an outdoor activity, such as skiing or hiking, including a body and a support member affixed to the body and projecting from a transverse wall of the body, the support member being arranged to support the thumb of a user holding the handle. The support member includes a structure to selectively modify and lock its position with respect to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Salomon S.A.S.
    Inventors: Gilles RENAUD-GOUD, Stéphane Latruffe
  • Patent number: 7908773
    Abstract: A snowshoe (1) made of a frame (2) holding a deck (3) meant to hold the user's boot, the aforementioned boot being held on the deck by a binding, characterized in that the snowshoe includes a transverse retaining element (4) extending transversely at the front of the user's foot, the aforesaid transverse element (4) being held by its lateral ends to the frame (2), while the aforementioned transverse element (4) is made of the combination of an upper transverse element (4a) and a lower transverse element (4b) so that the frame (2) is sandwiched between the ends of the respective transverse elements (4a, 4b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: TSL Sport Equipment
    Inventors: Philippe Gallay, Stéphane Latruffe
  • Publication number: 20080178494
    Abstract: A snowshoe (1) made of a frame (2) holding a deck (3) meant to hold the user's boot, the aforementioned boot being held on the deck by a binding, characterized in that the snowshoe includes a transverse retaining element (4) extending transversely at the front of the user's foot, the aforesaid transverse element (4) being held by its lateral ends to the frame (2), while the aforementioned transverse element (4) is made of the combination of an upper transverse element (4a) and a lower transverse element (4b) so that the frame (2) is sandwiched between the ends of the respective transverse elements (4a, 4b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Philippe Gallay, Stephane Latruffe
  • Patent number: D695862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Salomon S.A.S.
    Inventors: Stephane Latruffe, Thibaut Montagnoni, Thierry Martinez