US Patent Issued to Samsonite IP Holdings S.a r.l. on March 11 for "Biaxially oriented thermoplastic polymer laminate films for luggage articles and methods of making the same" (Belgian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,511, issued on March 11, was assigned to Samsonite IP Holdings S.a r.l. (Luxembourg).

"Biaxially oriented thermoplastic polymer laminate films for luggage articles and methods of making the same" was invented by Pauline M. Koslowski (Berchem, Belgium) and Rik Hillaert (Oudenaarde, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laminate (110) of polypropylene films (100), a luggage shell (120) constructed of the laminate (110), a method (200) of making the laminate (110), and a method (280) of making the luggage shell (120) are provided. The films (100) include a core (102) and at least one outer layer (104). The laminate (110) includes a ...