Patents Assigned to PA. COTTE SA
  • Patent number: 12267760
    Abstract: A geolocation system includes at least two items to be geolocated, each item including a first wireless proximity communication means, able to communicate with wireless proximity communication means of another item; a long-range communication means; a geolocation device; and a processing unit. The system implements a computer platform including communication means able to communicate with the long-range communication means of the items. The processing unit of one item is configured to open a channel of communication with another item by way of wireless proximity communication means, and transmit to the computer platform the geolocation data supplied by the processing unit of the other item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventors: Dorine Renaud, Mathieu Porez
  • Patent number: 12246907
    Abstract: A package intended to contain one object, including: a box; a lid which can adopt, with the box, a closed or an open package configuration, a device for detecting the closed or open configurations, one image sensor relating to said object, one electronic display device accessible from the exterior of the package, a computing unit, intended to receive images from the image sensor and to transmit to the electronic display instructions to display said images, and mechanism for triggering the image sensor. The triggering mechanism is presented on an external façade of the package. The computing unit is connected to the detection device and is parameterized to authorize a display of the images from the image sensor in the closed package configuration and, conversely, prohibit the display in the open package configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventor: Pierre-Alain Cotte
  • Patent number: 12221252
    Abstract: The invention relates to a parcel for the transport of objects, comprising: a case having a bottom and a peripheral border formed of panels abutted to each other, digital display means, making it possible to display delivery information on the parcel, the digital display means comprising a damping system, characterized in that the damping system comprises an elastically deformable cover damping the movement of the digital display means from outside the parcel inwards, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventors: Pascal Hugues, Nicolas Maffre, Pierre-Alain Cotte
  • Publication number: 20240425236
    Abstract: The invention relates to a parcel for the transport of objects, comprising: a case having a bottom and a peripheral border formed of panels abutted to each other, digital display means, making it possible to display delivery information on the parcel, the digital display means comprising a damping system, characterized in that the damping system comprises an elastically deformable cover damping the movement of the digital display means from outside the parcel inwards, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventors: Pascal Hugues, Nicolas Maffre, Pierre-Alain Cotte
  • Patent number: 12136010
    Abstract: The invention relates to a package comprising: a container having a cavity; closing means that can adopt, with the container, a closed configuration in which the closing means prevent access to the cavity, or an open configuration in which the closing means allow access to the cavity; a seal guaranteeing that the package is maintained in its closed configuration, the seal comprising a part that is irreversibly degradable when the package switches from the closed configuration to the open configuration, the seal comprising a radio identification electronic chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventor: Pierre-Alain Cotte
  • Patent number: 12122583
    Abstract: The invention relates to a package comprising a crate having a bottom and means for retaining at least one item on the bottom, the retaining means comprising a plate, characterized in that the plate comprises: a frame to which the return means are connected, and a central part connected to the frame by way of at least one flexible connection, the central part comprising a plurality of plaques connected to the frame by the flexible connection on the one hand and to at least one other plaque by an articulation on the other hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventor: Thomas Bergalet
  • Publication number: 20240334170
    Abstract: A geolocation system includes at least two items to be geolocated, each item including a first wireless proximity communication means, able to communicate with wireless proximity communication means of another item; a long-range communication means; a geolocation device; and a processing unit. The system implements a computer platform including communication means able to communicate with the long-range communication means of the items. The processing unit of one item is configured to open a channel of communication with another item by way of wireless proximity communication means, and transmit to the computer platform the geolocation data supplied by the processing unit of the other item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventors: Dorine Renaud, Mathieu Porez
  • Publication number: 20240262598
    Abstract: The invention relates to a package comprising a crate having a bottom and means for retaining at least one item on the bottom, the retaining means comprising a plate, characterized in that the plate comprises: a frame to which the return means are connected, and a central part connected to the frame by way of at least one flexible connection, the central part comprising a plurality of plaques connected to the frame by the flexible connection on the one hand and to at least one other plaque by an articulation on the other hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventor: Thomas Bergalet
  • Patent number: 12022926
    Abstract: The invention relates to an item of luggage comprising: a casing forming a frame; a lid forming an opening panel mobile relative to the frame between a closed position in which it is folded back on the frame, and at least one open position; at least one electric motor motorising the opening and the closing of the opening panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Cotte, Mathieu Porez, Fabien Fouquet, Victorien Ferre
  • Publication number: 20240199273
    Abstract: The invention relates to a parcel which is foldable between: a use configuration, in which the bottom and panels form a box; a flat configuration, in which the panels and a cover extend substantially parallel to the bottom; the parcel comprising: a means for locking the cover in a closure position in the use configuration of the parcel, the locking means establishing, in a locking configuration, a mechanical connection between an upper edge of the front panel and a front edge of the cover; means for guiding the cover into the closure position thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventors: Damien Limousin, Simon Guilloux
  • Publication number: 20240199293
    Abstract: The invention relates to a parcel comprising: a container having a cavity; closing means, the parcel having a closed configuration in which the closing means prevent access to the cavity, and an open configuration in which the closing means allow access to the cavity; a seal intended to guarantee a holding of the parcel in its closed configuration, the seal comprising a component for controlling the integrity of the seal; an electronic unit for controlling the integrity of the seal, the electronic unit comprising means for detecting a degradation of the control component, and means for initiating the detection means during a positioning of the seal in its attached position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Cotte, Ronan Affre de Saint Rome, Alex Rosset, Mathieu Porez
  • Publication number: 20240199277
    Abstract: The invention relates to a package comprising: a case defining a cavity, the cavity being delimited by inner faces; means for obturating the cavity comprising a lid, the obturation means being movably mounted on the case, between an open position allowing access to the cavity and a closed position closing access to the cavity; retaining means comprising a plate intended to press an object against one of the inner faces of the case, called support face, and a mechanism for coupling the plate to the lid and to the case, the coupling mechanism comprising means for elastically returning the plate in a position pressed against the support face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventor: Damien Limousin
  • Patent number: 11995605
    Abstract: A system for routing objects includes: packages integrating first wireless communication means; and a computing platform including at least one database. The computing platform is parameterized to digitally track the time-stamped geolocation of each package from a start-of-routing cycle instruction. Each package carries an electronic actuator coupled to the first wireless communication means in order to emit a first signal to the computing platform, the first signal being interpreted by the computing platform as a start-of-routing cycle instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Cotte, Thomas Nansot
  • Patent number: 11939106
    Abstract: A foldable package includes a box defining a stowage volume, the box having a bottom and a peripheral rim including: a first panel; a second panel opposite to the first panel; a third panel; a fourth panel opposite to the third panel. The box is able to adopt: a stowage configuration in which each panel extends substantially parallel to the bottom; and an operating configuration in which each panel, of the second panel, of the third panel and of the fourth panel extends substantially perpendicular to the bottom. The package further includes a mechanism for returning the first panel and the second panel into the operating position, tending to make them pass from their stowage position to their operating position in the inactive position of the locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PA. COTTE SA
    Inventors: Simon Guilloux, Pascal Hugues
  • Patent number: 11857047
    Abstract: A piece of luggage includes a holding system including at least one strap intended to hold an object in a storage position inside the piece of luggage by pressing the object against a wall of the piece of luggage called the support wall. The holding system includes: at least one rail carried by the support wall, the strap extending to cover the rail in the absence of stresses; and at least one tightening member slidably mounted on the rail at least partially covering the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventor: Yannik Frank
  • Patent number: 11857048
    Abstract: Mechanism for opening/closing an opening leaf with respect to a frame. The mechanism is configured to cause, upon opening, a lifting of the opening leaf from a closure plane to an opening plane parallel to the closure plane, followed by a pivoting of the opening leaf about a pivot axis orthogonal to the translational movement of the opening leaf, and vice versa upon closing. The mechanism comprises: a fixed frame; a movable frame mounted translationally on the fixed frame; a hinge part mounted in a pivoting manner on the movable frame and coupled to a mechanism for attachment to the opening leaf; an actuator comprising an output member which can be actuated in a direction orthogonal to the pivot axis of the opening leaf; and a transmission that comprises a transmission link coupled in a pivoting manner to the output member, and to the hinge part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: PA.COTTE SA
    Inventor: Pascal Hugues
  • Patent number: 11807431
    Abstract: The invention relates to a package comprising a crate having a bottom, the package further comprising retaining means comprising an elastically deformable skin for holding at least one object (O) against the bottom of the crate, characterized in that the elastically deformable skin has a central elastic area and a peripheral elastic area around the central elastic area, the central elastic area having a lower elasticity than the peripheral elastic area, and in that the elastically deformable skin also comprises at least one elastic tertiary area extending the central elastic area in the direction of an edge of the elastically deformable skin while being bordered by the peripheral elastic area, said elastic tertiary area having an elasticity lower than or equal to the elasticity of the central elastic area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: PA. COTTE SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Cotte, Damien Limousin, Denis Mourrain, Charles Colas, Ronan Affre De Saint Rome
  • Patent number: 11767147
    Abstract: A package including: a case having a bottom and a peripheral rim composed of panels and a lid. The package is collapsible between: a flat configuration, in which the panels and the lid extend substantially parallel to the bottom and a use configuration in which the case defines a storage volume, and in which the lid is movable between a storage volume access position and a storage volume closed position. The package includes a locking mechanism, first mechanism for locking the lid in its closed position, and second mechanism for locking the package in its flat configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: PA. COTTE SA
    Inventors: Ronan Affre De Saint Rome, Yannik Frank
  • Publication number: 20230286693
    Abstract: The invention relates to a package comprising a crate having a bottom, the package further comprising retaining means comprising an elastically deformable skin for holding at least one object (O) against the bottom of the crate, characterized in that the elastically deformable skin has a central elastic area and a peripheral elastic area around the central elastic area, the central elastic area having a lower elasticity than the peripheral elastic area, and in that the elastically deformable skin also comprises at least one elastic tertiary area extending the central elastic area in the direction of an edge of the elastically deformable skin while being bordered by the peripheral elastic area, said elastic tertiary area having an elasticity lower than or equal to the elasticity of the central elastic area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: PA. COTTE SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Cotte, Damien Limousin, Denis Mourrain, Charles Colas, Ronan Affre De Saint Rome
  • Patent number: 11731824
    Abstract: A package including: a case having a bottom and a peripheral rim which can adopt: a stowing position in which the peripheral rim extends substantially parallel to the bottom; a use position in which the peripheral rim extends from the bottom; a cover; and holding means for maintaining in the case an object to be transported. The holding means includes: a first part secured to the case; and a second part secured to the cover. At least one of the first part and the second part is relaxed in the stowing position of the peripheral rim, and tensioned in the use position of the peripheral rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: PA. COTTE SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Cotte, Denis Mourrain, Pierre Blot, Ronan Affre De Saint Rome