ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,134, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to SEB S.A. (France).

"Coated multilayer metal cooking vessel that can be heated by induction" was invented by Martin Rubio (Rumilly, France) and Jean-Francois Brasset (Annecy, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a coated multilayer metal cooking vessel compatible with induction heating, comprising a metal body having a heating face bearing a protective coating and a cooking face bearing a non-stick coating forming a cooking surface.According to the invention, the metal body comprises an aluminum sheet which is metallurgically bonded to a double-faced aluminized low-carb...