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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401404 | Retainer gasket construction Sealing gasket construction for providing a fluid seal intermediate a pair of opposed, mating parts or structures. The gasket includes a metal retainer and a resilient seal element received in a groove formed into the retainer. Such groove is adapted to be fabricate... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7334328 | Method of manufacturing axis seals having reduced gas leakage properties and a rotary machine using axis seals In a method of manufacturing an axis seal, first, a roll of rolled metal material is cut into metal material plates of a predetermined size. Next, metal material plates are etched from both sides so as to form a predetermined size. Subsequently, the thin metal plate... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7261089 | Fuel injector nozzle seal A fuel injector for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine having external ignition includes a valve housing formed by a nozzle body, and a seal which seals the fuel injector from a cylinder head ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7235286 | Process for the manufacture of a plastic component with a seal, and assembly unit A plastic component, usable in a combustion engine, is made by forming an elastomeric seal onto at least one support element. The support element, complete with the seal, is placed in a cavity or fixture of a plastic injection mold, and the plastic component is crea... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7182058 | Exhaust manifold gasket A multi-use gasket assembly includes at least two lobes each having a fluid-conveying opening with an associated axis. Four mounting holes are formed in each of the lobes about the openings. The gasket has symmetry across a plane of symmetry containing the axes of t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159870 | Sealing at the juncture of three members A three-prong integrally formed resilient seal for sealing the juncture of three gasketed members. The seal has a common region having an embedded strain distributor of stiffer material than the remainder of the seal which is integrally formed, preferably by insert ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7114254 | Metal plate gasket A metal gasket assembly has a gasket plate and an annular grommet. The gasket plate is formed with an opening having opposing surfaces adjacent the opening to define a predetermined fixed thickness of a plate. The annular grommet has an elastically deformable U-shap... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7069908 | Fuel injector for in-cylinder injection An injector for directly injecting fuel into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine having a socket. The injector is provided with a nozzle insertable into the socket. An annular gap is defined between the nozzle and the socket when the nozzle is received in th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070187 | Gasket assembly A gasket assembly includes a plurality of carriers. Each carrier has at least one non-sealing aperture and at least one sealing aperture. The sealing aperture has a seal which extends around a perimeter of the sealing aperture and is attached to the carrier. The plu... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063327 | Sealing element A sealing element, especially a flat seal, consisting of a metal-supported elastomer material, containing sealing profiles that are offset form one another, between which, at given intervals, elements that provide acoustic de-coupling, also made of elastomer materia... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7029013 | Seal member, and substrate storage container using the same A seal member for a substrate storage container disposed between an opening end portion of a container body and a cover, which container body and cover form the container and which container body has the opening end portion and stores substrates, is disclosed. The s... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7000597 | Flat gasket A flat gasket for sealing off a region, especially for sealing off a region bordered by a cylinder head cap, includes an elastic material that effects the sealing function and at least one pass-through region for passing through a conductor such that the conductor c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6942827 | Method of injection molding a gasket An injection molded gasket has a longitudinally extending gasket body with laterally opposite sides and a plurality of longitudinally spaced retention nubs projecting laterally outwardly of the body from the opposite sides. At least one longitudinally extending inga... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926286 | Gasket holding device To obtain a gasket holding device which is unlikely to slip out of a bolt and facilitates mounting of the bolt thereon, a bolt mounting hole made in a metal plate constituting the gasket holding device is provided with an engaging portion which engages the bolt. Thi... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921084 | High strength crack-resistant armor material in a cylinder head gasket A cylinder head gasket includes a main gasket body having at least one cylinder opening, a wire sealing ring, and a metal armoring ensheathing the wire sealing ring. The metal armoring has a first annular flange portion extending beyond the cylinder opening in overl... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6866026 | Gasket for fuel injector A gasket (48, 48′, 48″) and (70) for disposition between a fuel injector (22) and a cylinder head (14) comprises compressible polymer layers (62, 64, 74, 92) and incompressible and flat metal layers (60, 72, 90) sandwich... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863039 | Casing cover having a device for assuring sealing forces A casing cover (1, 10, 20) for an internal-combustion engine, particularly valve covers or oil pans, for being mounted detachably and fluid-tight to the engine block (5, 13, 21), having a peripheral edge that is profiled to receive an elastomer seal ( | 03/08/2005 |
| 6764063 | Valve seal assembly with bottom flange seal A valve stem seal assembly includes an elastomeric sealing member for sealing between a reciprocally moveable valve stem and an associated valve guide in an internal combustion engine. The assembly includes a cylindrical retainer that incorporates an end wall at a f... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6691667 | Casing cover having an acoustically decoupled stop A casing cover (1, 10, 22) for an internal-combustion engine, particularly valve covers or oil pans, to be mounted detachably and fluid-tight to an engine block (5, 13, 23), having an elastomer seal profile (3, 12, 28) disposed at the peripheral edge (2, ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6591801 | Engine cover balanced isolated support and seal A sealed cover, such as an engine valve or rocker cover, is mounted on an engine with balanced grommets which support the cover through equal compression loads on inner and outer sides of the cover. A sealing surface of the cover is positioned with a fixe... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6571819 | Method of installing valve seals and a two-piece tool therefor A method of installing a valve seal at the base of a valve stem of an automotive internal combustion engine is disclosed. A two-piece tool consisting of first and second tool parts is employed for carrying out the method. The first tool part is used to pu... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6508471 | Gasket with molded-in bolt retention means A method and apparatus for a gasket with a molded-in bolt retention means is herein provided. The apparatus includes a gasket carrier encased in a silicone rubber gasket, with the gasket carrier containing a series of holes. The holes in the gasket carrie... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6497413 | Method for producing a sealing between two engine parts, especially between an engine block and a cylinder head For manufacturing a seal between two machine parts (10, 11) which together enclose a space (14) in which, at least at times, high pressure and/or high temperature prevail, sealing means which contain a curable composition (30) are arranged between the two... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6224058 | Static sealing arrangement A static sealing arrangement, comprising a strip-shaped seal of elastomeric material pre-installed in a groove formed in a first structural member and having a contact portion which protrudes, when free, and is held tightly pressed against a planar sealin... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6186506 | Method for sealing two members and gasket therefor A gasket is formed of a gasket body having at least one hole to be sealed, and a sealing space situated around at least a part of the hole. A heat foamable coating is disposed only in the sealing space. The gasket is installed between two members, and the... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6186123 | Fuel injection value A fuel injection valve having a nozzle body can be inserted into a receiving bore of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine for direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. A metal ring arranged on the ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5752480 | Device for sealing a combustion chamber of a combustion engine Device for sealing a combustion chamber of a combustion engine, which combustion chamber is bounded by a cylinder liner, preferably replaceable and is surrounded by a cylinder block, a piston and a cylinder head. A disc-shaped sealing element is pressed i... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5738356 | Shaft support structure for turbomachine The support structure for a rotatable shaft of a turbomachine includes tilt pad bearings mounted within an outboard seal ring so that the tilt pad bearings urge the outboard seal ring to be concentric with the shaft. A squeeze film damper acts between the... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5682859 | Method and arrangement for mounting fuel rails A mounting arrangement and method for installing fuel injectors into a molded composite intake manifold having an integral fuel rail provides an aligned injector pocket bore in the fuel rail portion and an injector seat bore in an intake manifold runner. ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5303943 | Head gasket assemnly and method for sealing an internal combustion engine A method and apparatus for preventing the intermixing of coolant, lubricant and combustion gases in an internal combustion engine comprising a lamination of copper and non-asbestos paper for blocking off the majority of fluid passageways in the vehicle en... | 04/19/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5275420 | End seals for V-type internal combustion engines and engine sealing method End seals having a large compressibility range are mounted by their adhesive underlayer to support surfaces of an engine block and are formed with transverse notches in opposite ends to receive a given quantity of silicone or other suitable sealant. The e... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5253875 | Method for sealing a high pressure section of a gas turbine casing A combination air seal for opposed flanges of a casing structure containing air at elevated pressure includes a rectangular cross-section groove in one face of one of the opposed flanges and a narrow compressible gasket or seal strip in the groove at one ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5232228 | Method of identifying thickness of a gasket and a gasket with a plate information device A metal laminate gasket with a plate information device is formed of at least one first metal plate and at least one second metal plate. The first metal plate is provided with at least one, preferably a plurality of, notches or holes inside the plate to c... | 08/03/1993 |
