ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,697, issued on July 29, was assigned to HERMES SELLIER (Paris).
"Luggage-type baggage article" was invented by Axel De Beaufort (Paris), David Badstuber (Paris), Franck Couvidat (Saint Molf, France), Mickael Lepine (Le Luart, France), Vincent Le Men (La Ferte-Bernard, France), Gilles Froidevaux (Morges, Switzerland), Xavier Greppin (Crissier, Switzerland) and Nicolas Stoudmann (Cugy, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An item of luggage includes an extendable and retractable handle mechanism having a handle axle to which a grip portion is mechanically connected. An elongate member of specific cross-section is mounted to be mo...