Patents by Inventor Walter P. Hochstrasser

Walter P. Hochstrasser 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).

  • Ironing press with incorporated sleeve-board
    Patent number: 4809450
    Abstract: An ironing press comprises a heated plate (6) and an arm (5) that can be applied against an ironing board (22). The latter is mounted on a support (28) which can be moved along ramps (30) to reach a lowered position, thus making it possible to lift a sleeve-board (37) which is mounted on arms (38 and 39) in order to bring this sleeve-board substantially to the same level as the level at which the board (22) was previously located. An operating knob (41) allows the sleeve-board (37) or the board (22), as desired, to be locked in the working position or to be both released to allow their positions to be interchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: Mefina S.A.
    Inventors: Walter P. Hochstrasser, Gertrud B. Roch, Yves Venturini, Olindo Baruffa
  • Ironing press
    Patent number: 4300296
    Abstract: In an ironing press the heating plate is suspended in a pivotal manner on the arm of the press by the intermediary of two sliders each engaged in a bore of the arm. The lower end of each slider presents a diammetrical hole engaged with a stirrup, mounted on a profile or section solid with the heating plate.Thus, when the heating plate is lowered onto the ironing board, it can adapt its position with respect to this latter, taking into account the differences in thickness of the article to be ironed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1981
    Assignee: Mefina S.A.
    Inventors: Walter P. Hochstrasser, Georges Schumacher