Patents by Inventor Walter Hess

Walter Hess 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).

  • Patent number: 4440533
    Abstract: A tool for deburring the inside wall of welded tubes includes a tool body carrying a cutter, and a lower roller is linked to the body, being urged at a constant force against the tube wall; the body carries an upper roller linked to a rod that is accessible externally to a tube receiving the tool for urging the upper roller against the tube diametrically opposed to the lower roller. The pressure differential effective on the upper roller and the lower roller is measured for determining any drop in effective cutting forces, variation in cutting depth or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1984
    Assignee: Mannesmann AG
    Inventors: Otto Gotting, Walter Hess, Franz Nicolai
  • Patent number: 4080710
    Abstract: An improved molded bathtub fixture adapted to be manufactured as a single piece to allow separation into two integral elements for installation and handling is disclosed. The subject bathtub fixture, including a bathtub and three upwardly extending contiguous walls is characterized by having a lateral bulge which extends for the length of the walls and which serves to permit the molded bathtub fixture to be separated into two separate pieces at a construction site to facilitate handling and installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1978
    Assignee: Hessco Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Walter Hess