Patents by Inventor Thomas V. Bolan

Thomas V. Bolan 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).

  • Shirt sleeve pressing machine with pleat pressing heads
    Patent number: 6957754
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for pressing the sleeves of a shirt and the pleated areas of the sleeves adjacent the cuffs during the same pressing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas V. Bolan, Peerin R. Vaning, Paul A. Karpich, Linda A. Riebeling
  • Shirt sleeve pressing machine with pleat pressing heads
    Publication number: 20040164106
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for pressing the sleeves of a shirt and the pleated areas of the sleeves adjacent the cuffs during the same pressing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas V. Bolan, Perrin R. Vaning, Paul A. Karpich, Linda A. Riebeling
  • Apparatus and method for pressing shirt collar and cuffs
    Patent number: 6497060
    Abstract: A machine for pressing a shirt cuff and the pleated portion of a shirt sleeve adjacent the shirt cuff during the same pressing operation,. The machine includes a main upper head and a main lower buck which are closed to press the cuff. An auxiliary buck is mounted adjacent to and forwardly of the main buck to receive the pleated portion of the shirt. An auxiliary head is movable, after the main head and buck are closed, from a retracted non-pressing position to an extended position, pressing the pleated portion against the auxiliary buck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Hoffman/New Yorker, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas V. Bolan, Jr., John Dehler, Perrin R. Vaning, Paul A. Karpich