Patents by Inventor Gerard R. M. Molveaux

Gerard R. M. Molveaux 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).

  • Steam iron provided with an intermediate vaporization chamber to prevent expulsion of unvaporized water through the steam outlet orifices
    Patent number: 5115117
    Abstract: Electric iron having a cast sole (1A) closed by a cover (2) and in which are provided two chambers (6, 7) separated from each other by a partition (8), namely, a principal vaporization chamber (6) fed with water by an injection device through an opening (9) provided in the cover (2), the water being vaporized by a sheathed resistance (10) embedded in the sole (1A), and a steam distribution chamber (7) communicating on the one hand with the principal vaporization chamber (6) by a passage (11) provided in the partition (8), and on the other hand with the exterior through outlet orifices (12) provided in the sole (1A). The sole (1A) also comprises an intermediate vaporization chamber (15) disposed between the principal vaporization chamber (6) and the distribution chamber (7) and extending adjacent the injection opening (9) of the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Moulinex (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Jacques H. J. Amiot, Jean-Paul A. A. Bouleau, Gerard R. M. Molveaux