ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,250, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to SEB S.A. (France).

"Collapsible crease-smoothing cabinet comprising a curtain with a textile wall and a frame" was invented by Amar Djeroro (Givors, France), Nils Wessels (Lyons, France) and Morane Mangeant (Lyons, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crease-smoothing cabinet includes: a base; a top extending opposite and at a distance from the base; and an expandable curtain configured to extend between the base and the top, so that the base, top and curtain together define an enclosed space in the crease-smoothing cabinet when the curtain is expanded and attached to the base and top. The c...