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The Roller does not encourage any consumption. It is designed within a legal framework of precision craftsmanship for making botanical cones.
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The essentials in 30 seconds

  • ProductLa Batte by DdO — precision mechanical device for hand-making botanical cones
  • Strength #1the only cone roller able to shape a cone up to 13 cm (5.2 in)
  • Strength #2the "French method" by DdO: just the paper you need, zero waste — for a finer, cleaner, more even cone
  • PatentINPI FR2606195, filed May 11, 2026
  • InventorMathieu Cedelle, independent entrepreneur, workshop in Troyes (Aube, Grand Est, France)
  • Editioncollector launch · 1,000 numbered Rollers
  • Pricing€39 / €54 / €69 — launch pricing
  • Production3D-printed PETG + TPU rods, Troyes workshop
  • Launchmade to order — labattebyddo.com

The story

From a father's joke to an INPI patent

It all starts in Normandy, with a joke from Mathieu's father. Mathieu, passionate about additive manufacturing, turns it into a challenge: "I'm going to actually invent it."

Over a year in his living room

January 2026: after more than a year of prototypes, the first success. The patented mechanism produces a perfectly even cone in a few seconds — where doing it by hand takes years of practice to master. The internal mechanics remain confidential until the patent's international extension (PCT procedure).

"I made myself think like an industrialist, from my own living room — so that by the time demand outgrows what I can make by hand, the product is already ready."

10 testers, 2 months, a transformed product

Mathieu hands his Roller to 10 testers for close to two months, in real-world conditions, with weekly feedback. The built-in Pusher, the Support Clamp, the reinforced durability: the Premium version owes them a great deal.

Accessible to everyone

Among them, people with reduced dexterity — including one using it with a single hand. All of them rolled independently. Few similar inventions allow that.

Made in Troyes — Made in France

Production takes place in the Troyes workshop, on Mathieu's own machines. No overseas manufacturing, no dropshipping. His father joins the workshop for the launch of the first 1,000 box sets. The international patent (PCT), final INPI compliance, and the purchase of machines will be funded by this first direct-to-consumer (D2C) campaign.

The invention in 5 figures

17
months of research and development
10
testers · 2 months
~30
prototypes per part
13 cm (5.2 in)
the largest possible cone
1
INPI patent filed

HD visuals kit

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Original Box⬇ Download
Original Box
Premium Box · Signature⬇ Download
Premium Box · Signature
Premium Max Box⬇ Download
Premium Max Box
Premium Roller (render)⬇ Download
Premium Roller (render)
Original Roller (render)⬇ Download
Original Roller (render)
Onyx collection⬇ Download
Onyx collection
Made in France collection⬇ Download
Made in France collection
Prestige collection⬇ Download
Prestige collection
Key figures⬇ Download
Key figures
The French method⬇ Download
The French method
Brand card⬇ Download
Brand card

Inventor portrait, workshop photos, patent receipt and demonstration video: on simple request.

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Why this story deserves to be told

  1. An independent French inventor who thinks "like an industrialist, from his own living room" — rare in the age of mass dropshipping.
  2. An INPI patent filed by an independent entrepreneur — an uncommon and structuring approach.
  3. A product accessible to everyone, including people with reduced dexterity.
  4. 100% French-made in Troyes, with a father-son family story.
  5. A deliberate direct-to-consumer approach (D2C) to stay in control of the project.

Press contact

Interview, in-workshop demonstration, or specific request.

Mathieu Cedelle
Inventor, founder of La Batte by DdO

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