Patents Assigned to SEB
  • Aqueous Semi-Finished and Primary Non-Stick Coating Compositions Comprising Aromatic Polymers
    Publication number: 20170158868
    Abstract: Provided is an aqueous amine-free coating composition including at least one aromatic polymer, wherein the aromatic polymer is in the form of powder having a d90 less than or equal to 20 ?m and in that the aqueous coating composition further includes polar aprotic solvent at a content greater than 0% by weight and less than or equal to 25% by weight. Also provided is an aqueous amine-free non-stick coating composition including such an aqueous composition for a coating, and the respective methods for producing same. Further provided is a method for producing an item on one of the faces of a metal substrate, from at least one layer of the coating composition or one layer of the non-stick coating composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Barbara Gantillon, Isabelle Joutang, Anne Teissier
  • Skin treatment device equipped with a guide means
    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
  • Tool for cutting food into pieces
    Patent number: 9655475
    Abstract: Provided is a tool for cutting food into pieces, that includes at least one cutting element adjacent to a bearing surface. The cutting element has at least one vertical member forming a longitudinal cutting member provided for slicing the food to be cut longways, and a transverse wall having, on either side of the vertical member, two transverse cutting members provided for separating the food pieces that were sliced longways, so as to provide two channels for cut food. The vertical member has a front notch. A retaining member, which is rigidly connected to the bearing surface, can be inserted into the front notch. Also provided is an accessory for preparing food and to an appliance for preparing food having the above-described tool for cutting food into pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Bordes, Jean-Michel Noguez, Lionel Peyras
  • Treatment Apparatus With a Light Guide
    Publication number: 20170128130
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus (1) for treating skin, including: a body (2) including a casing (21, 22) forming a grippable region; electrical means for supplying power, arranged in said body; at least one treatment head (3); at least one light source (4); and at least one light guide (5) having a projection area (51) that is intended to receive the light emitted by the at least one light source (4) and to project at least one light beam intended for a region of skin. The at least one light guide (5) comprises a face opposite said projection area (51), the opposite face comprising distributing means intended to distribute the light over the projection area (51).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Camille Giraud, Thierry Gailhard
  • Method for Controlling a Fan
    Publication number: 20170108237
    Abstract: Provided is a method for controlling a fan (1) which includes a control unit (2), wherein the control method includes at least the following steps:—the selection of an operating program (22) of the fan (1) from among a plurality of operating programs pre-recorded in the control unit (2), the operating programs including at least first and second fan control data; and the sending, by the control unit (2), of a control signal including at least the first control data for controlling a motor, which are correlated with at least the second control data for controlling at least one secondary device (24) of the fan (1) selected from among: a lighting device; a gas or liquid spraying device; an acoustic device; and a video device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Serge Cubizolles, Belkacem Aberbache, Olivier Lavillat
  • Kitchenware item with a handle which works with a cover
    Patent number: 9609979
    Abstract: Provided is a kitchenware item comprising a pan provided with a side wall, a cover suitable for covering the pan and a handle comprising attachment means for attaching to the side wall. The handle comprises an electrical energy source, and an electromechanical device fed by the electrical energy source and controlled by control means, and the electromechanical device is suitable for driving an actuating device that acts on the cover in order to move same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Jocelyn Bonnel
  • Massage device with a massage head equipped with massage wheels
    Patent number: 9572744
    Abstract: A massage device includes a body which contains motor and massage head, where installation mechanism is located between the body and the massage head and said head includes application surface and two massage wheels located along two initial parallel longitudinal axes, which are separated and extend partially outside the application surface. The massage head includes to cause the two wheels to rotate in synchronization and in opposite directions so that, when seen in perpendicular plane to the two axes with the wheels toward the bottom, section of wheel located on the left which extends past the application surface turns counterclockwise and section of wheel located on the right which extends past the application surface turns clockwise. A wheel spacing adjustment system is designed to initially create a minimum distance between the wheels then to adjust the distance to reach a position of equilibrium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Camille Giraud, Franck Mandica
  • Electrical Household Appliance with Biodegradable Scale-Inhibiting Agent
    Publication number: 20170044038
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical household appliance (1) have a water tank (2) and a water supply system (4) communicating with the tank, at least one scale-inhibiting agent and means (3) for boiling and/or evaporating the water coming from the reservoir or contained in the reservoir. The scale-inhibiting agent is a biodegradable agent that is at least partially water-soluble. Also provided is a method for inhibiting the formation and deposition of scale in electrical household appliances in contact with an aqueous medium, the method employing said biodegradable scale-inhibiting agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Olivier Horner, Helene Cheap-Charpentier, Ermane Pourmohtasham, Dominique Gelus, Nathalie Pecoul
  • Brewing device with control of the amount of grounds by a flow meter and coffee maker comprising such a device
    Patent number: 9560933
    Abstract: Provided is a brewing device for an espresso maker having a brewing chamber for receiving grounds, a pressing ram mounted movably on a path of travel extending between a top position and a bottom compaction position in which it penetrates into said brewing chamber to form a cake of compacted grounds, a hydraulic drive mechanism for the pressing ram having a hydraulic pump and means for measuring the volume of hydraulic fluid injected into the drive mechanism. The brewing device has a control circuit that determines the height of the cake of compacted grounds from signals delivered by the volume measurement means during the travel of the pressing ram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Leforgeais, Thomas Leterrier, Frederic Hiron, Patrick Deliens, Ronan Le Goueff
  • Cooking utensil for cooking food under pressure that has an improved control device
    Patent number: 9526367
    Abstract: Provided is a utensil for cooking food under pressure including: a vessel and a lid; at least one locking member mounted to move on the lid between a locking position and an unlocking position; a control device for controlling the movement of the locking member, including an operating member suitable for being actuated by a user in such a manner as to cause the locking member to move; wherein the locking member is mounted on the lid in such a manner as to be urged by positioning resilient return means towards its locking position; and the operating member is mounted to be drivingly linked to the locking member in a manner such that the action by the user on the operating member causes the locking member to move towards its unlocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Jean Marie Anota, Eric Chameroy, Herve Eugene Rene Blanc
  • Portable apparatus for the steam treatment of hair
    Patent number: 9521892
    Abstract: A portable apparatus for the steam treatment of hair includes a liquid tank, and a device for supplying a steam generator with liquid having a vaporisation chamber in thermal contact with an electric heating member, the vaporisation chamber communicating with one or more openings for dispensing steam towards a lock of hair. The generator is supplied with liquid by an electric pump, and the flow rate of the steam thus generated is higher than 5 g/min, and preferably of between 10 g/min and 60 g/min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Gérald Serres-Vives, Bénédicte Simond
  • Cooking appliance with stirring means and associated method
    Patent number: 9498083
    Abstract: The invention relates to an appliance (1) for cooking food, the appliance comprising firstly a receptacle (2) for containing the food and secondly a blade (8) placed within the receptacle (2), said receptacle (2) and blade (8) being designed to be driven with relative rotary motion so as to stir the food in the receptacle (2), the appliance being characterized in that the blade (8) includes turnover means (13) shaped to act under the effect of the relative rotary motion to cause at least a fraction of the food to turn over in a turnover direction (D) that presents, in the plane of the rotary motion, a majority component that is radial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Arnaud Goderiaux, Jean-Claude Bizard
  • OPTIMIZED HOUSEHOLD SCALE WITH REMOVABLE STORAGE CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20160334266
    Abstract: A household scale including a housing intended to be placed horizontally during use, the housing including a support, at least one weight measuring system, connected to a display unit for the result of the measurement, the scale being designed to hold on the support, during use, and a container for holding an item or ingredient. The housing includes a connection to the support enabling the support to hold the container in the following two positions. A stowage position in which the container is attached to the support regardless of the position of the scale in space, and a position of use in which the container is set down on the support not attached to it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Stéphane THIROUIN, Michel Sarrazin
  • Electric household appliance with a steam generating base connected by a steam line to a tool for the vertical removal of creases from linens
    Patent number: 9493905
    Abstract: Electric household appliance comprising a steam generating base (1) connected by a steam line (2) to a tool (3) such as a crease removing head for the vertical removal of creases from linens, the appliance having at least one rod (5, 6) for the suspension of an article to be ironed, the rod (5, 6) being supported by a single pole (4) extending upwards from the base (1) and capable of occupying a work position in which the rod (5, 6) is disposed transversely to the pole (4), characterized in that the rod (5, 6) in the work position extends from just one side of the pole (4) and over a length greater than 25 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Guy Ducruet, Audrey Panza, Arnaud Grienay, Lijing Zeng, Stephanie Lemaire
  • Accessory for food preparation appliance
    Patent number: D772010
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Laurent Dutruel
  • Electric blender
    Patent number: D784069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SEB DO BRASIL PRODUTOS DOMÉSTICOS LTDA
    Inventor: Nicolas Blaise
  • Electric kettle
    Patent number: D788511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Dick Powell
  • Electric fryer
    Patent number: D788516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Luc Jozancy
  • Electric blender
    Patent number: D788520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SEB DO BRASIL PRODUTOS DOMÉSTICOS LTDA
    Inventor: Nicolas Blaise
  • Electric food processor with a blender bowl
    Patent number: D788521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Nicolas Blaise