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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6503435 | Method of making a gasket having an elastomeric seal An gasket having a molded plastic carrier and an edge-molded seal in an opening through the carrier. The wall surface of the opening has inwardly projecting anchors formed of an inner plate and a radial hub. The seal is molded to the anchors and is held i... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6113109 | Expanded graphite gasket with beaded stress risers A cylinder head gasket has at least one combustion opening, a central metallic core and an expanded graphite facing layer on each side of the core. A stress rising bead is disposed on at least one of the graphite layers encircling each combustion opening ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6039323 | Rubber molded gasket with compression limiter A valve cover gasket assembly for an automotive engine includes a rigid core having a plurality of pairs of notches, with each pair comprising one notch on the inner edge of the core and one notch on the outer edge. The assembly further includes a rigid s... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5970612 | Method of making head gasket with improved armoring A head gasket having a pair of armor assemblies with protective shim portions in the zones of adjacency of adjacent pairs of combustion openings. One armor's shim portions face one main surface of a main body of the gasket and the other armor's shim porti... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5934682 | Head gasket with preflattened wire rings and method of making and using same A head gasket and method for making and using the same is provided wherein the head gasket includes a wire ring which has been preflattened. The preflattened ring facilitates broad load distribution and is preferably used in an internal combustion engine ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5934681 | Expandable gasket and method of making same A method of making an expandable metal gasket by forming an expandable core and spreading the core to an open condition with a parallelogram linkage tool, an expandable gasket body, and an expandable gasket precursor. The application also discloses a meth... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5895057 | Head gasket assembly for very closely adjacent cylinder bores with stabilized armoring and method of making same A head gasket assembly for an engine with minimal space between adjacent cylinder bores. Armoring including a bridge between adjacent combustion openings is provided with the legs of the combustion openings enclosing wire rings and being welded to each ot... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5806857 | Gasket layer identifiers A gasket to be positioned between two sealing flanges of an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of stacked gasket layers. Each layer has two opposing generally planar surfaces and predetermined thickness. At least one of the gasket layers has ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5801303 | Method and gauge for correctly reassembling a V-engine A gauge and method for reestablishing the designed relationships between the block, heads and intake manifold of a V-engine after it has been disassembled for refinishing. The angular relationship between the surfaces of the heads is ascertained to determ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5780746 | Minimum thickness force sensor with temperature compensation A force sensor comprising a substrate, a conductive material providing an electrically discernible response to compressive stress disposed on the substrate, and a thermocouple disposed on the substrate proximate to the conductive material. A measurement p... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5772215 | Head gasket with improved armoring and method of making same A head gasket having a pair of armor assemblies with protective shim portions in the zones of adjacency of adjacent pairs of combustion openings. One armor's shim portions face one main surface of a main body of the gasket and the other armor's shim porti... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5722670 | Sealing assembly and multi-layer gasket for resisting facing delamination and degradation A head gasket for sealing the head and block of an internal combustion engine includes a pair of metal cores of different coefficients of expansion, each with a facing, which gasket, in use, reduces shear forces tending to delaminate or destroy the facing... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5687975 | Sealing assembly employing oppositely directed wedges and complementary recesses A sealing assembly for sealing a valve cover and a head, including an elastomeric gasket with a pair of oppositely directed wedges sealing in complementary wedge-shaped recesses in the valve cover flange and head and having a complementary wedged-shaped c... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5673920 | Gasket bolt hole with retaining beam and slot A gasket defining a service opening of a bolt hole. The bolt hole has one or more spaced beams which engage and grip a bolt and which resist removal of the bolt. Each beam is spaced inwardly of the outer wall of the bolt hole and will flex along its lengt... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5659132 | Gasket enclosed sensor system A gasket enclosed sensor system designed to facilitate measurement of combustion chamber parameters, and delivery of signals to a point external to the engine. In one embodiment, the system is adaptable to an internal combustion engine that includes an en... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5586769 | Head gasket with pre-embedded metal shim and method of using same A head gasket comprising a laminate, metallic core and fiber-elastomer facing layers on each major surface of the core and defining a plurality of combustion openings, oil and water holes and bolt holes. A thin shim is disposed on one of the facing layers... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5551705 | Double beaded spaghetti seal with stiffness increasing deformation behavior A spaghetti seal for use in a surface to be sealed to a confronting surface and having a pair of projecting beads for sealing against the confronting surface. The beads are molded to incline inwardly towards each other or when installed are caused to incl... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5549307 | Multi-layer metal gasket with double beaded combustion seal A multi-layer metal gasket for an internal combustion engine having a first plate having a major surface, a return defining a combustion opening and a flange, a second plate defining an annular opening adjacent the return and lying between the flange and ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5536018 | Flexible spaghetti gasket seal with stiffening member A spaghetti seal for use in an engine sealing assembly includes a stiffening member secured to an elastomeric member. The elastomeric member is adapted for mating engagement with the stiffening member. The stiffening member provides quick and easy install... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5520365 | Method for temporarily supporting engine heads and head support means An integrally molded engine block head support member having a retainer portion insertable into a bolt hole of an engine head and a foot portion which bears against the engine head block confronting surface to temporarily support the head so as to prevent... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5511518 | Sealing assembly with undercut groove A sealing assembly for use with an internal combustion engine includes a gasket of elastomeric material inserted within a groove formed in the surface of an engine part. The gasket has an anchoring portion which fits within the groove and a sealing portio... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5482014 | High output automotive engine gasket assembly and method of making same An automotive head gasket assembly and shim for installation between the head and block of an engine is disclosed. The head gasket includes a main body of a first thickness having a central core and compressible composite facing layers laminated to the su... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5454397 | Reed valve assembly and gas compressor incorporating same A valve assembly for a compressor or the like having improved sealing and noise reduction characteristics. A reed valve is provided with a gasketing layer, such as expanded graphite, which confronts the orifice plate. One reed valve plate also incorporate... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5410997 | High performance automotive engine gasket and method of sealing a high performance engine A method of sealing a high performance internal combustion engine with a head gasket having a fire ring comprising providing a groove in the head or block generally concentric with each said combustion opening, each groove having a land area and a general... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5375851 | Multi-layer metal gasket with positioning apertures and method of making same A multi-layer metal gasket having aligned positioning and preform openings, with segments of the preform opening closely abutting the positioning openings to prevent relative lateral movement of the layers and with tabs of the preform opening underlying o... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5341779 | Beam functioning fire ring A beam functioning fire ring mounted in main gasket body combustion openings straddles the block and cylinder liner of an internal combustion engine and seals combustion gases on the liner and liquids on the block. The fire ring may have a pair of combust... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5340525 | Method of forming a sealing bead on a gasket A method of manufacturing a gasket having an improved elastomeric sealing bead. The method includes the steps of providing an embossment in a gasket body and filling the cavity of the embossment with an elastomer. The gasket is then positioned in a press ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5295698 | Molded plastic gasket having an improved sealing bead A plastic gasket having a main body and an integrally formed sealing bead surrounding a service opening. The sealing bead is vertically moveable relative to the gasket body and has a first segment which projects above the main body and a second segment wh... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5275139 | Method of sealing a high performance automotive engine and engine assembly A method of sealing a high performance internal combustion engine with a head gasket having a fire ring comprising providing a groove in the head or block generally concentric with each said combustion opening, each groove having a land area and a general... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5267740 | Metal head gasket with integrated sealing aids A metal head gasket comprising a metal skeleton plate with fire rings in the combustion openings and elastomeric sealing beads around the fluid openings. The fire rings are integrated with the gasket via elastomeric bridges so that they float in the combu... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5236205 | Molded thermoplastic resin gasket having a compound sealing bead A molded thermoplastic resin gasket such as a cylinder head gasket having an integral, non-elastomeric compound, bead over bead, sealing bead projecting outwardly from the gasket body and surrounding at least one service opening.... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5228702 | Molded plastic gasket having a combination sealing bead A plastic gasket having a combination sealing bead surrounding a service opening. The bead includes an embossment having a projection extending outwardly of one surface of the gasket body and defining a recess opening outwardly of the other surface of the... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5226662 | Expanded graphite and metal core automotive head gasket A gasket having a metal core and a coextensive expanded graphite facing layer. The metal core provides a protective edge surrounding combustion openings. The edge is formed and curved downwardly to embrace the edge of the expanded graphite, but is not ree... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5222399 | Load washer A load washer comprising a pair of thin metal washers between which a contact sensor is positioned. The contact sensor includes pairs of confronting electrodes at a plurality of spaced zones with a pressure sensitive resistive material between each pair, ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5210943 | Method of verifying the correct sequence of assembly of a multilayer gasket A multilayer gasket assembly and a method of making same in a verified correct sequence. Each layer defines sensing formations which sensing formations when stacked over an array of sensors sequentially in a superposed array verify and signify that the la... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5184909 | Dispenser for sealants with specific bristle arrangement A dispenser for a container of pipe sealant and the like comprising a dispensing closure for preventing the lateral spread of a compound contained by the container as it is dispensed and having a bristle assembly which prevents removal of the compound aft... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5131259 | Calibration fixture and method of calibrating contact sensors A calibration fixture for a contact sensor for applying a uniform pressure to each contact sensor intersection and a method of using the fixture. The fixture includes a first plate against which a contact sensor is supported, a second plate confronting th... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5121929 | Gasket with encased load sensor A load sensing gasket having a gasket body defining a service opening for fluids and having a load sensor encased in a cavity in the body. The gasket body comprises a first gasket layer providing a first outer gasketing surface and a first inner surface, ... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5121932 | Gasket assembly for oil pans and the like A molded oil pan gasket having an integrally formed pair of elastomeric side sections and pair of elastomeric end sections and a rail in each of the side sections. Each rail is an elongated rigid thermoplastic member having a generally flat main body of a... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5122214 | Method of making a rubber laminated gasket A laminated gasket assembly and method of making same is disclosed. The laminated gasket assembly comprises first and second sheets, each having a thin metallic layer having a thin elastomeric coating on at least one major surface, and an elastomeric laye... | 06/16/1992 |
