Patents by Inventor Nicolas Le Lay

Nicolas Le Lay 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).

  • Cardboard box having a centring tab, blank, set of blanks and method for producing such a box
    Patent number: 9957085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a box, a blank, a set of blanks made from corrugated cardboard sheet and a method for forming a box having a polygonal section. The box has at least one centring tab (7) straddling at least one folding line (4) on its upper wall (2), cut out on its lateral sides (8), connected on one side to the upper wall (2) by a first joining line (10) and on the other side to the adjacent side wall (5) by a second joining line (6), a parallel and offset intermediate folding line (14) being provided such that the tab (7) forms a projecting portion (16) on account of the folding. The bottom comprises at least one perforated surface portion (18) which has a shape complementary to that of the tab such that the lateral edges of the recess are designed to cooperate in contact with the lateral edges of said tab, and is designed to fit into the projecting portion of a box from below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: OTOR
    Inventors: Olivier Bourdin, Arnaud Guerin, Nicolas Le Lay
  • Cardboard Box Having a Centring Tab, Blank, Set of Blanks and Method for Producing Such a Box
    Publication number: 20150291307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a box, a blank, a set of blanks made from corrugated cardboard sheet and a method for forming a box having a polygonal section. The box has at least one centring tab (7) straddling at least one folding line (4) on its upper wall (2), cut out on its lateral sides (8), connected on one side to the upper wall (2) by a first joining line (10) and on the other side to the adjacent side wall (5) by a second joining line (6), a parallel and offset intermediate folding line (14) being provided such that the tab (7) forms a projecting portion (16) on account of the folding. The bottom comprises at least one perforated surface portion (18) which has a shape complementary to that of the tab such that the lateral edges of the recess are designed to cooperate in contact with the lateral edges of said tab, and is designed to fit into the projecting portion of a box from below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Olivier Bourdin, Arnaud Guerin, Nicolas Le Lay