ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,340, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to SEB S.A. (Ecully, France).

"Household article comprising a sol-gel non-stick coating with a finish layer free of silica and of colloidal metal oxide" was invented by Aurelien Dubanchet (Gresy sur Aix, France), Cyrielle Rudaz (Ecully Cedex, France), Aurelien Berrux (Ecully Cedex, France) and Stephanie Le Bris (Chambery, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention therefore relates to a sol-gel finish layer of a non-stick coating of a household article, said layer forming a cooking surface and being free of silica and of colloidal metal oxide."

The patent was filed on Aug. 29, 2023...