Patents by Inventor Xavier Vacheron

Xavier Vacheron 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).

  • Patent number: 11684132
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for treating the hair and to the corresponding application method, the device (2) comprising: —two arms (5, 6) that are able to move relative to one another between a moved-together configuration for treating the hair and a spaced-apart configuration for inserting hair to be treated between said arms, and —a system (18) for applying a product, comprising an applicator member (26) for applying the product, the application system (18) being mounted on one of the arms (5) and being able to move relative to said arm (5) between at least two positions generating, while the device (2) is being used to treat the hair, different respective application pressures of the applicator member (26) on the hair to be treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Baptiste Bonnemaire, Martial Maisonneuve, Fabien Normand, Régis Fereyre, Xavier Vacheron, Sandy Lapize, Gabin Vic, Stefania Nuzzo, Edouard Messager
  • Patent number: 11399609
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for treating the hair, comprising two arms (16, 18) able to move with respect to one another between a closed configuration for treating the hair and a spread configuration for engaging therebetween the hairs to be treated, one (18) of the arms comprising a housing suitable for receiving a removable hair treatment refill (32), the hair treatment refill (32) comprising a refill body (36) and an application member (38) attached to the refill body (36), the connection of the refill (32) to the arm (18) being locked by means of a push-release locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Edouard Messager, Eddy Ngo, Martial Maisonneuve, Xavier Vacheron, Regis Fereyre
  • Patent number: 11241071
    Abstract: The appliance for treating the hair, having two arms to be closed over the hair to be treated, at least one of the arms carrying a refill of hair treatment product, the appliance having an electronic control circuit with an electronic memory, this circuit being designed to detect the closure of the arms and the fitting of the refill, the appliance having a steam generator for outputting steam onto the hair and at least one heated straightening plate, the appliance being designed to increment a variable in the memory during the use of the appliance after the refill has been changed and to pass into a downgraded mode of operation in which the operation of the steam generator and/or of the straightening plate is modified when the variable exceeds a first predefined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Durif, Jerome Tougouchi, Martial Maisonneuve, Xavier Vacheron, Baptiste Bonnemaire, Anne Debauge, Edouard Messager, Gabin Vic, Frederic Woodland, Stefania Nuzzo, Sandy Lapize
  • Patent number: 10973297
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly having a refill and an appliance designed for using the refill, the appliance having an insertion guide along which the refill travels, the refill having an element that serves as a use memory and the accommodating structure having a relief that acts on said element when the refill is fitted on the appliance for the first time, so as to cause it to pass from an inactive configuration to an active configuration, the accommodating structure having a locking member disposed to as to intercept said element when the latter is in the active configuration, while the refill is being fitted in and removed from the accommodating structure, the locking member can be passed over by said element in the direction of removal of the refill and such that the locking member prevents said element from passing in the direction of insertion of the refill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Anne Debauge, Edouard Messager, Baptiste Bonnemaire, Regis Fereyre, Cedric Pollet, Xavier Vacheron, Martial Maisonneuve
  • Publication number: 20200383445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refill (10) for an appliance, notably a hair-shaping appliance, the refill comprising a fixing means able to collaborate with a complimentary member belonging to a receiving structure of the appliance, the fixing means of the refill comprising two profile elements (14, 15) able to engage in an insertion guide of the receiving structure and between them defining a space in which one or more members of the appliance are able to engage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicants: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Martial MAISONNEUVE, Cederic POLLET, Baptiste BONNEMAIRE, Xavier VACHERON, Regis FEREYRE, Stefania NUZZO, Anne DEBAUGE
  • Publication number: 20190307220
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for treating the hair, comprising: —a structure for accommodating a refill (10) of hair treatment product, —a steam generator for outputting steam onto the hair at a rate of less than 10 g/min, —a refill detection element that detects said refill when it is mounted on the accommodating structure, the device (1) being designed to pass into a refill-free mode if no refill (10) is detected by the detection element, the operation of the steam generator in this refill-free mode being different than its normal operation when a refill is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicants: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Martial MAISONNEUVE, Cedric POLLET, Baptiste BONNEMAIRE, Xavier VACHERON, Regis FEREYRE, Stefania NUZZO
  • Patent number: 10285481
    Abstract: A hairstyling device for curling hair, includes a housing which includes a rolling chamber, an introduction slot which extends over the length of the housing and which opens into the rolling chamber, and an extraction opening arranged on a side end of the housing onto which the rolling chamber opens. The device includes a mandrel which extends into the rolling chamber, and a roller arranged in the rolling chamber and configured to roll the strand of hair around the mandrel, during rotation thereof. The introduction slot includes two walls which extend longitudinally and which cross the thickness of the housing, the side walls including a guiding system configured to promote the penetration of the strand of hair into the rolling chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Baptiste Bonnemaire, Xavier Vacheron
  • Publication number: 20190110569
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for treating the hair, comprising two arms (16, 18) able to move with respect to one another between a closed configuration for treating the hair and a spread configuration for engaging therebetween the hairs to be treated, one (18) of the arms comprising a housing suitable for receiving a removable hair treatment refill (32), the hair treatment refill (32) comprising a refill body (36) and an application member (38) attached to the refill body (36), the connection of the refill (32) to the arm (18) being locked by means of a push-release locking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicants: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Edouard MESSAGER, Eddy NGO, Martial MAISONNEUVE, Xavier VACHERON, Regis FEREYRE
  • Publication number: 20190008257
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly having a refill and an appliance designed for using the refill, the appliance having an insertion guide along which the refill travels, the refill having an element that serves as a use memory and the accommodating structure having a relief that acts on said element when the refill is fitted on the appliance for the first time, so as to cause it to pass from an inactive configuration to an active configuration, the accommodating structure having a locking member disposed to as to intercept said element when the latter is in the active configuration, while the refill is being fitted in and removed from the accommodating structure, the locking member can be passed over by said element in the direction of removal of the refill and such that the locking member prevents said element from passing in the direction of insertion of the refill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicants: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Anne DEBAUGE, Edouard MESSAGER, Baptiste BONNEMAIRE, Regis FEREYRE, Cedric POLLET, Xavier VACHERON, Martial MAISONNEUVE
  • Publication number: 20180352931
    Abstract: The appliance for treating the hair, having two arms to be closed over the hair to be treated, at least one of the arms carrying a refill of hair treatment product, the appliance having an electronic control circuit with an electronic memory, this circuit being designed to detect the closure of the arms and the fitting of the refill, the appliance having a steam generator for outputting steam onto the hair and at least one heated straightening plate, the appliance being designed to increment a variable in the memory during the use of the appliance after the refill has been changed and to pass into a downgraded mode of operation in which the operation of the steam generator and/or of the straightening plate is modified when the variable exceeds a first predefined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicants: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre DURIF, Jerome TOUGOUCHI, Martial MAISONNEUVE, Xavier VACHERON, Baptiste BONNEMAIRE, Anne DEBAUGE, Edouard MESSAGER, Gabin VIC, Frederic WOODLAND, Stefania NUZZO, Sandy LAPIZE
  • Publication number: 20180228262
    Abstract: A hairstyling device for curling hair, includes a housing which includes a rolling chamber, an introduction slot which extends over the length of the housing and which opens into the rolling chamber, and an extraction opening arranged on a side end of the housing onto which the rolling chamber opens. The device includes a mandrel which extends into the rolling chamber, and a roller arranged in the rolling chamber and configured to roll the strand of hair around the mandrel, during rotation thereof. The introduction slot includes two walls which extend longitudinally and which cross the thickness of the housing, the side walls including a guiding system configured to promote the penetration of the strand of hair into the rolling chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Baptiste BONNEMAIRE, Xavier VACHERON
  • Publication number: 20170340082
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for treating the hair and to the corresponding application method, the device (2) comprising: —two arms (5, 6) that are able to move relative to one another between a moved-together configuration for treating the hair and a spaced-apart configuration for inserting hair to be treated between said arms, and —a system (18) for applying a product, comprising an applicator member (26) for applying the product, the application system (18) being mounted on one of the arms (5) and being able to move relative to said arm (5) between at least two positions generating, while the device (2) is being used to treat the hair, different respective application pressures of the applicator member (26) on the hair to be treated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Baptiste BONNEMAIRE, Martial MAISONNEUVE, Fabien NORMAND, Régis FEREYRE, Xavier VACHERON, Sandy LAPIZE, Gabin VIC, Stefania NUZZO, Edouard MESSAGER
  • Patent number: 9662267
    Abstract: The invention relates to a treatment device designed for sequentially treating the skin in a predetermined area via a movement over this area, comprising a housing a treatment window with a width l and included in a plane a guide means adjacent to the treatment window and designed to provide information on the positioning of the device and comprising a body attached to the housing, and at least one roller having a cylindrical body of which the axis of symmetry ? is parallel to the plane of the treatment window, the roller being mounted on the body and freely rotating relative to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Vincent Chambon, Martial Maisonneuve, Xavier Vacheron
  • Patent number: 8733373
    Abstract: Provided is a device intended for the styling of hair including: a base (1000) comprising a fluid reservoir (19), a portable unit (100) detached from the base (1000) and comprising fluid vaporization means (7), steam distribution means (7?, 7?) intended for hair, a cord set (21) comprising at least one line (215) intended for the passage of fluid and arranged between the fluid reservoir (19) and the vaporization means (7), the portable unit (1000) comprises a first treatment surface (4) intended to come into contact with the hair and the fluid vaporization means (7) are exclusively provided in the portable unit (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Xavier Vacheron, Jerome Tougouchi, Martial Maisonneuve
  • Publication number: 20140142471
    Abstract: The invention relates to a treatment device designed for sequentially treating the skin in a predetermined area via a movement over this area, comprising a housing a treatment window with a width 1 and included in a plane a guide means adjacent to the treatment window and designed to provide information on the positioning of the device and comprising a body attached to the housing, and at least one roller having a cylindrical body of which the axis of symmetry ? is parallel to the plane of the treatment window, the roller being mounted on the body and freely rotating relative to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Vincent Chambon, Martial Maisonneuve, Xavier Vacheron
  • Publication number: 20120111356
    Abstract: A steam hairdressing apparatus to style the hair, including: a first and a second jaw arranged facing one another, a first treatment surface borne by the first jaw and a second treatment surface borne by the second jaw, the surfaces intended to grasp a lock of hair, a reservoir of liquid, a means of vaporization of the liquid in fluid communication with the reservoir, a steam distribution means in communication with the means of vaporization, comprising one or more steam distribution orifices in the direction of a lock of hair, the means of vaporization comprising a first vaporization chamber forming a unique volume, a second vaporization chamber equipped with a plurality of baffles, said chambers in fluid communication, the internal volume (V1) of the first chamber being greater than the internal volume (V2) of the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Xavier Vacheron, Benoit Linglin, Régis Fereyre, Marc Legrain
  • Publication number: 20120111355
    Abstract: Provided is a device intended for the styling of hair including: a base (1000) comprising a fluid reservoir (19), a portable unit (100) detached from the base (1000) and comprising fluid vaporization means (7), steam distribution means (7?, 7?) intended for hair, a cord set (21) comprising at least one line (215) intended for the passage of fluid and arranged between the fluid reservoir (19) and the vaporization means (7), the portable unit (1000) comprises a first treatment surface (4) intended to come into contact with the hair and the fluid vaporization means (7) are exclusively provided in the portable unit (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Xavier Vacheron, Jérôme Tougouchi, Martial Maisonneuve
  • Patent number: 7690139
    Abstract: Pressing iron having a body (1) connected to a cord (3), such as a power supply cord, and having a cord guide device (5) giving a preferential orientation to the cord (3) at the exit from the body, the cord guide device (5) being articulated on the body of the iron and being able to rock between a storage position in which the cord guide device (5) is disposed against the body of the iron and an ironing position in which the cord guide device (5) is spaced from the iron, wherein the iron has a magnetic assembly (7) generating a force tending to maintain the cord guide device (5) in storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Germain, Laurent D'Oliviera, Xavier Vacheron
  • Publication number: 20100012143
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hairstyling device (1) comprising two jaws (2, 3), each supporting at one end a treatment surface (10, 11), at least one of which includes a heating element, said jaws (2, 3) being mounted so as to pivot about a hinge (4) at the other end between an open position that allows the hair to be inserted between the two treatment surfaces (10, 11) and a closed position for placing it in contact with the two treatment surfaces (10, 11), said jaws (2, 3) forming two handle halves (5, 6) between the treatment surfaces (10, 11) and the hinge. According to the invention, the device (1) includes return means for the handle halves (5, 6), which cause pressure to be applied to the treatment surfaces (10, 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Benedicte SIMOND, Marc Legrain, Xavier Vacheron
  • Publication number: 20090094866
    Abstract: Pressing iron having a body (1) connected to a cord (3), such as a power supply cord, and having a cord guide device (5) giving a preferential orientation to the cord (3) at the exit from the body, the cord guide device (5) being articulated on the body of the iron and being able to rock between a storage position in which the cord guide device (5) is disposed against the body of the iron and an ironing position in which the cord guide device (5) is spaced from the iron, wherein the iron has a magnetic assembly (7) generating a force tending to maintain the cord guide device (5) in storage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: SEB S.A
    Inventors: Jean-Claude GERMAIN, Laurent D'Oliviera, Xavier Vacheron