MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202614016953 A) filed by Samsonite Ip Holdings S. R. L. on February 16, 2026, for Composite Lamina For Forming Luggage Articles.

Inventors include Koslowski, Pauline; and Vanden Bulcke, Nathan.

The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.

Abstract: A luggage shell (720, 722, 734) formed by a laminate (100, 210) is disclosed. The laminate (100, 210) includes a first set of BOPP films (110), at least one of the first set of BOPP films (110) including a film having a core (202, 302) of a thermoplastic polymer and at least one outer layer (204) of a thermoplastic polymer, both of which may be coextruded. The laminate (100) includes a second set of BOPP films (120), each of the second set of BOPP films including a coextruded film having a core (202, 302) of a thermoplastic polymer and at least one outer layer (204) of a thermoplastic polymer. The laminate (100, 210) includes at least one sheet of woven plastic material (130, 150, 400) disposed between the first set of BOPP films (110) and the second set of BOPP films (120). The laminate (100) includes at least one matrix layer (140, 141, 142, 143) disposed on at least one side, such as a top or outer-facing side, of one or more of the at least one sheet of woven plastic material (130, 150, 400).

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