Patents by Inventor Hans Joachim WALTER

Hans Joachim WALTER 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).

  • Pneumatic footplate cleaning
    Patent number: 10328908
    Abstract: A vehicle step system includes a footplate, having a footplate top side which can be stepped on and a cleaning device for cleaning the footplate top side, wherein the cleaning device has at least one air duct having at least one opening. The air duct can be supplied with compressed air, such that a compressed air stream can flow out of the opening. The opening is directed in the direction of the footplate top side in such a way that the compressed air stream strikes the footplate top side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: GEBR. BODE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hans Joachim Walter, Oliver Paul
  • PNEUMATIC FOOTPLATE CLEANING
    Publication number: 20180312142
    Abstract: A vehicle step system includes a footplate, having a footplate top side which can be stepped on and a cleaning device for cleaning the footplate top side, wherein the cleaning device has at least one air duct having at least one opening. The air duct can be supplied with compressed air, such that a compressed air stream can flow out of the opening. The opening is directed in the direction of the footplate top side in such a way that the compressed air stream strikes the footplate top side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Hans Joachim WALTER, Oliver PAUL