Patents by Inventor Klaus Hofstetter

Klaus Hofstetter 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).

  • Tangential belt drive for a spinning or twisting machine and method of operating same
    Patent number: 4962633
    Abstract: In the case of a tangential belt drive for a plurality of spindles of a spinning or twisting machine, which are arranged in a row, it is provided that, in each case, one pressure roller is arranged in the center between two spindles and deflects the tangential belt in the direction toward these two spindles. The pressure rollers are held in such a manner that when the pressure roller is in the operative position, they can be moved toward each of the two spindles assigned to them, approximately in parallel to the direction of the course of the tangential belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Nouibra GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Stahlecker, Klaus Hofstetter