Patents by Inventor Philippe Soeters

Philippe Soeters 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).

  • Publication number: 20120111679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a luggage device, comprising: one or more wheels for allowing the device to roll over a surface; one or more shell parts of a substantially rigid material which define a substantially closable space of a housing; wherein the housing comprises at least a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the front surface and the rear surface are larger than the top surface and the bottom surface; one or more handles, at least one of which is movable between a first position, in which it is substantially retracted into the rear side of the housing, and a second extended position for rolling the device forward via the wheels during displacement; a seat arranged on the top surface of the housing; and wherein the housing of the luggage device can be positioned substantially upright in a first position so that the seat is directed upward for the purpose of receiving a person thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: TRAVELTEQ B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Van Den Biggelaar, Marinus Van Diggelen, Philippe Soeters
  • Publication number: 20090239516
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of transferring data from a primary data converter (5) to at least one secondary data converter (5), comprising the steps of: transferring (6) the data from the primary data converter to at least one mobile communication unit (8), which at least one mobile communication unit comprises a user interface for the interaction of the at least one mobile communication unit with a user, and transferring the data from the at least one mobile communication unit to the at least one secondary data converter. The at least one mobile communication unit is switched such that a communication path between the primary and the at least one secondary data converter is created that is transparent to the user. The invention further provides control software for the mobile communication unit as well as a primary and a secondary data converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Shared Emotions B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Wilhelmus Maria Van Eck, Ramazan-Sami Yilmaz, Marinus Van Diggelen, Philippe Soeters