Patents by Inventor Dominique Gelus
Dominique Gelus 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).
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Patent number: 11365511Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a steam pressing appliance that includes a handle connected to a steam release nozzle. The steam release nozzle includes a heating body with an instant vaporization chamber and an electrical resistor regulated by a thermostat in order to keep the temperature of the vaporization chamber around a set-point temperature. The appliance also includes an electric pump to inject liquid into the vaporization chamber. The pump is controlled by a drive circuit that receives information from the thermostat on whether power is being supplied to the electrical resistor. The drive circuit modifies the operating conditions of the pump in accordance with whether or not current is supplied through the electrical resistor, operating in a first flow mode when current flows through the electrical resistor and operating in a second flow mode when no current flows through the electrical resistor.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Inventors: Dominique Gelus, David Castebert
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Patent number: 11141036Abstract: An electrical household appliance includes a base for producing steam having a steam generator including a boiling chamber and a liquid reservoir supplying the boiling chamber by gravity, the liquid flowing by gravity from the reservoir toward the boiling chamber until the liquid level in the boiling chamber reaches an equilibrium level, called the reference level, at which the liquid level prevents air from entering the reservoir, the boiling chamber including a steam outlet through which steam can escape toward a work tool, such as a smoothing brush, and a communication opening connected to a pipe having an evacuation opening closed with a removable stopper, wherein the pipe includes a scale-collecting container that is removable through the evacuation opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Inventors: Maxime Javit, Dominique Gelus
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Patent number: 10941516Abstract: An electrical household appliance includes a base for producing steam having a steam generator including a boiling chamber and a liquid reservoir supplying the boiling chamber by gravity, the liquid flowing by gravity from the reservoir toward the boiling chamber until the liquid level in the boiling chamber reaches an equilibrium level, called the reference level, at which the liquid level in the appliance prevents air from entering the reservoir, the boiling chamber including a steam outlet through which steam can escape toward a work tool, such as a smoothing brush, and a communication opening connected to a pipe having an evacuation opening closed with a removable stopper, wherein the pipe is supplied with liquid from the reservoir via a supply duct that leads to the pipe at the level of an inlet opening provided above a particle-retention cavity arranged in the lower part of the pipe.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Inventors: Maxime Javit, Dominique Gelus
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Publication number: 20200123699Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a steam pressing appliance that includes a handle connected to a steam release nozzle. The steam release nozzle includes a heating body with an instant vaporization chamber and an electrical resistor regulated by a thermostat in order to keep the temperature of the vaporization chamber around a set-point temperature. The appliance also includes an electric pump to inject liquid into the vaporization chamber. The pump is controlled by a drive circuit that receives information from the thermostat on whether power is being supplied to the electrical resistor. The drive circuit modifies the operating conditions of the pump in accordance with whether or not current is supplied through the electrical resistor, operating in a first flow mode when current flows through the electrical resistor and operating in a second flow mode when no current flows through the electrical resistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: SEB S.A.Inventors: Dominique Gelus, David Castebert
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Publication number: 20190106835Abstract: An electrical household appliance includes a base for producing steam having a steam generator including a boiling chamber and a liquid reservoir supplying the boiling chamber by gravity, the liquid flowing by gravity from the reservoir toward the boiling chamber until the liquid level in the boiling chamber reaches an equilibrium level, called the reference level, at which the liquid level in the appliance prevents air from entering the reservoir, the boiling chamber including a steam outlet through which steam can escape toward a work tool, such as a smoothing brush, and a communication opening connected to a pipe having an evacuation opening closed with a removable stopper, wherein the pipe is supplied with liquid from the reservoir via a supply duct that leads to the pipe at the level of an inlet opening provided above a particle-retention cavity arranged in the lower part of the pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Maxime JAVIT, Dominique GELUS
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Publication number: 20190104907Abstract: An electrical household appliance includes a base for producing steam having a steam generator including a boiling chamber and a liquid reservoir supplying the boiling chamber by gravity, the liquid flowing by gravity from the reservoir toward the boiling chamber until the liquid level in the boiling chamber reaches an equilibrium level, called the reference level, at which the liquid level prevents air from entering the reservoir, the boiling chamber including a steam outlet through which steam can escape toward a work tool, such as a smoothing brush, and a communication opening connected to a pipe having an evacuation opening closed with a removable stopper, wherein the pipe includes a scale-collecting container that is removable through the evacuation opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Maxime JAVIT, Dominique GELUS
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Publication number: 20170044038Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: SEB S.A.Inventors: Olivier Horner, Helene Cheap-Charpentier, Ermane Pourmohtasham, Dominique Gelus, Nathalie Pecoul
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Publication number: 20140352183Abstract: A clothes iron comprising a heated sole plate and a spray device for spraying water droplets of liquid on to a spray zone situated outside the surface covered by the sole plate wherein the clothes iron comprises applicator means extending outside the sole plate, wherein said applicator means comes into contact with the water droplets sprayed on the clothes to be ironed by said spray device before the sole plate reaches the spray zone while the clothes iron, resting on the sole plate thereof, is moved in translation toward the spray zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: SEB S.A.Inventor: Dominique Gelus
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Patent number: 8707593Abstract: Clothing iron including a sole (1) having a bottom side with a sliding surface (11) coming into contact with cloth and comprising at least one steam-supplied recess (10), the recess (10) being bounded on its entire periphery by the sliding surface (11) in such a manner that the recess (10) forms a steam diffusion cavity that is surrounded by the sliding surface (11) when the sole (1) is applied to the cloth being ironed, characterized in that the depth of the recess (10) is greater than or equal to 1 mm.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: SEB S AInventors: Franck Mandica, Dominique Gelus, Stéphanie Pessayre
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Patent number: 8484869Abstract: Provided is an ironing appliance, including a pump that has a pumping chamber provided with an inlet and an outlet, the pumping chamber including a moveable wall having an outer surface contacting a piezoelectric actuator provided to move the movable wall while changing the volume of the pumping chamber by the piezoelectric actuator, wherein the pump is placed in the ironing appliance such that the outlet of the pumping chamber is located at a higher level than the inlet in a normal position for operating the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Rowenta Werke GmbHInventors: Andrea Lukas, Bjorn Scheve, Matthias Hahn, Franck Mandica, Dominique Gelus
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Patent number: 8375611Abstract: Clothing iron including a sole (1) having a bottom side with a sliding surface (11) coming into contact with cloth and comprising at least one steam-supplied recess (10), the recess (10) being bounded on its entire periphery by the sliding surface (11) in such a manner that the recess (10) forms a steam diffusion cavity that is surrounded by the sliding surface (11) when the sole (1) is applied to the cloth being ironed, characterized in that the sliding surface (11) represents less than 50% of the total surface of the bottom side of the sole (1).Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: SEB S.A.Inventors: Franck Mandica, Dominique Gelus, Stéphanie Pessayre
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Publication number: 20110296723Abstract: Provided is an ironing appliance, including a pump that has a pumping chamber provided with an inlet and an outlet, the pumping chamber including a movable wall having an outer surface contacting a piezoelectric actuator provided to move the movable wall while changing the volume of the pumping chamber by the piezoelectric actuator, wherein the pump is placed in the ironing appliance such that the outlet of the pumping chamber is located at a higher level than the inlet in a normal position for operating the appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2009Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: ROWENTA WERKE GMBHInventors: Andrea Lukas, Björn Scheve, Matthias Hahn, Franck Mandica, Dominique Gelus
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Publication number: 20110107625Abstract: Clothing iron including a sole (1) having a bottom side with a sliding surface (11) coming into contact with cloth and comprising at least one steam-supplied recess (10), the recess (10) being bounded on its entire periphery by the sliding surface (11) in such a manner that the recess (10) forms a steam diffusion cavity that is surrounded by the sliding surface (11) when the sole (1) is applied to the cloth being ironed, characterized in that the sliding surface (11) represents less than 50% of the total surface of the bottom side of the sole (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: SEB S.A.Inventors: Franck Mandica, Dominique Gelus, Stéphanie Pessayre
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Publication number: 20110107626Abstract: Clothing iron including a sole (1) having a bottom side with a sliding surface (11) coming into contact with cloth and comprising at least one steam-supplied recess (10), the recess (10) being bounded on its entire periphery by the sliding surface (11) in such a manner that the recess (10) forms a steam diffusion cavity that is surrounded by the sliding surface (11) when the sole (1) is applied to the cloth being ironed, characterized in that the depth of the recess (10) is greater than or equal to 1 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: SEB S.A.Inventors: Franck Mandica, Dominique Gelus, Stéphanie Pessayre
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Publication number: 20090084006Abstract: The invention concerns an ironing appliance comprising a vessel (2) for producing steam under pressure provided with a filling orifice (3) closed with a removable plug (5), characterized in that said plug (5) is coupled to the end of a tube enclosing the filling opening by bayonet-type fixing means enabling the plug to be rapidly opened and/or closed by a single rotating same for less than one revolution, the plug comprising a clamp including claws urged to be engaged under ramps formed at the end of the tube (4), the tightness of the plug being provided by means of a seal (56) borne by a core (55) which is mobile in rotation relative to the clamp of the plug.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2007Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: SEB S.A.Inventor: Dominique Gelus
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Publication number: 20090064545Abstract: The invention concerns an ironing appliance comprising a base (1) including a vessel (2) for producing steam under pressure provided with a filling orifice (3) closed with a removable plug (5), characterized in that the apparatus comprises linking means (6) connecting the removable plug (5) and the base (1) when the plug is in an open position providing access to the filling orifice (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2007Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: SEB S.A.Inventor: Dominique Gelus
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Publication number: 20060196090Abstract: The invention relates to a steam iron (1) consisting of a heatable soleplate (2), a steam chamber (3), a multi-functional part (8) which forms both a heat shield and the skirt (85) of the iron. The invention is characterised in that the aforementioned multi-functional part (8) forms and houses the steam chamber (3) above the soleplate (2). Preferably, said multifunctional part (8) also forms the base of a water container (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2004Publication date: September 7, 2006Inventors: Dominique Gelus, Edgar Hipp
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Patent number: 7080471Abstract: Pressing iron having a soleplate (1) presenting an ironing surface and a periphery having three vertices (P1, P2, P3) presenting different angles. Two of the vertices (P1, P2) of the soleplate are, on the one hand, connected together by a convex curve delimiting one edge (C) of the soleplate (1) and, on the other hand, are connected to the third point (P3) by substantially straight or slightly convex curves delimiting other edges (D1, D2) of the soleplate (1).Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2005Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: SEB S.A.Inventors: Dominique Gelus, Edgar Hipp, Fabrice Renault
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Patent number: 7040046Abstract: A pressing iron having a heating soleplate topped by a body and a handle forming a protuberance on the body of the iron, the body enclosing a reservoir. The handle presents an upper surface forming a bearing surface for the palm of the hand presenting, at least locally, a width greater than or equal to 4 cm and lateral walls extending from the upper surface of the handle to the body of the iron intended to receive the fingertips and the handle integrates a filling orifice for the reservoir opening at a surface of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2005Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: SEB S.A.Inventors: Fabrice Renault, Dominique Gelus, Edgar Hipp
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Publication number: 20060048416Abstract: A pressing iron having a heating soleplate topped by a body and a handle forming a protuberance on the body of the iron, the body enclosing a reservoir. The handle presents an upper surface forming a bearing surface for the palm of the hand presenting, at least locally, a width greater than or equal to 4 cm and lateral walls extending from the upper surface of the handle to the body of the iron intended to receive the fingertips and the handle integrates a filling orifice for the reservoir opening at a surface of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Applicant: SEB S.A.Inventors: Fabrice Renault, Dominique Gelus, Edgar Hipp