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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334800 | Seal for a gas turbine engine having improved flexibility A seal extending between adjacent slots of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The seal comprises a plurality of generally planar members fixed together along a central axis. The outer member further comprises rounded ends that encompass the second and plurality of t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7290770 | Metal laminate gasket A metal gasket for an internal combustion engine includes a first metal plate with a folded portion; a ring member with a sandwiched portion having a sealing bead and an extension portion, with the sandwiched portion being sandwiched in the folded portion to provide... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7128322 | Light colored cylinder head gasket and method of producing A cylinder head gasket is coated with an encapsulant that is mixed with a light color pigment to create a light colored encapsulant. A translucent topcoat is preferably coated over the encapsulant. The encapsulant is preferably an epoxy primer, the topcoat is prefer... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097177 | Metal laminate gasket A metal laminate gasket with a hole to be sealed includes a base metal plate having a first hole corresponding to the hole to be sealed, and a first steel plate laminated on one side of the base metal plate and having a second hole with a diameter greater than that ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7055830 | Metal laminate gasket A metal laminate gasket includes a first plate, intermediate plate and a second plate laminated together. The first plate has a curved portion for defining a hole to be sealed, and a flange extending outwardly from the curved portion. The intermediate plate is situa... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017917 | Seal structure in engine body A crankcase is coupled to a lower end face of a cylinder block of an engine and includes first and second case halves coupled to each other in a plane perpendicular to joint surfaces of the cylinder block and the crankcase. A U-shaped seal groove is defined in one o... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000925 | Multi-layered cylinder head seal Multi-layered cylinder head seal, with a spacing layer that has openings corresponding to the number of combustion chambers taking cylinder bushings in a combustion engine, in the area of which a combustion chamber edging containing a soft iron ring is located, and ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6962349 | Gasket for flange connections A flat gasket for flange connections has a leakage rate below the limit value of 1*10−5 kPa*1/(s*m). The gasket assembly has a thick, areal, pressure-resistant core formed from at least one layer of graphite foil with a base weight of at most 1500 g/m | 11/08/2005 |
| 6746021 | MLS gasket with conformable stopper element An MLS combustion cylinder head gasket includes a relatively thick soft metal stopper having a square nosed aperture edge adapted to face a flame front in a cylinder head bore. The square nosed edge is designed to eliminate the trapping of hydrocarbons, which create... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6739595 | Self-energizing combustion seal flange An improved combustion gasket is disclosed incorporating a self-energizing combustion seal flange. The flange includes at least one valley that serves to redistribute combustion explosion forces acted upon the gasket during operation of the engine to provide improve... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6722662 | Metallic cylinder head gasket A metal cylinder head gasket includes a spacer plate; a sealing layer superposed on the spacer plate; an opening in the spacer plate and the sealing layer for surrounding a combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine and a full bead provided in the sealing l... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719301 | Spring back fire ring A spring back fire ring is provided in a gasket assembly that is used for sealing combustion openings. In addition to the spring back fire ring, the gasket assembly includes a main gasket body and upper and lower gasket layers. The spring back fire ring has first an... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6688606 | Gasket and a method for the manufacture thereof The invention refers to gaskets suitable for usage in internal combustion engines. The gaskets according to the invention comprise at least one metal layer, the metal layer having one or several openings in accordance with the number and location of the c... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6676135 | Oil transfer seal assembly A seal assembly and method of making a seal assembly for a transmission that provides a plurality of pressurized fluid connections. The seal assembly is formed between two adjacent plates that have corresponding holes that include axially extending perime... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6676134 | MLS gasket with wire ring stopper A multi-layer steel cylinder head gasket includes a spacer layer between two beaded mirror image outer layers. A wire ring stopper extends about the boundary of a combustion opening in the stopper layer; the ring is radially spaced from the mirror image b... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6669204 | Cylinder head gasket having reinforced combustion seal A gasket body has a combustion opening and a coolant opening close to the combustion opening to define a narrow region of the gasket between the openings. An inner armor layer has an inner C-shaped section folded over an edge of the combustion opening adj... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6565099 | Multilayered gasket with eyelit A flat gasket includes a gasket body and at least one eyelet enclosing the gasket body. The gasket body is formed of a pressure-resistant core which is resistant to temperatures of at least 150° C. and a covering that completely covers flat outer sides o... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6547254 | Seal structure between cylinder head and head cover in engine A seal structure in an engine, including a seal member interposed between a cylinder head having a slanting face portion at least at an intermediate portion of its upper end face to which a valve-operating cam chamber opens, and a head cover coupled to th... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6485028 | Mls gasket with floatable combustion seal An improved multi-layer gasket for an internal combustion engine comprises an inner spacer layer sandwiched between top and bottom surface layers. The inner spacer layer provides cylinder openings designed to correspond with each cylinder bore in the engi... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6315303 | Metallic flat seal A gasket is provided that is suitable for use in connection with a cylinder head. The gasket includes a first outer plate including a compensating portion, a second outer plate including a compensating portion, and a compensating plate positioned between ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6237919 | High load bearing UV coating for cylinder head gaskets and head gasket incorporating the same A coating for a cylinder head gasket, which contains a modified silicone system having a vinyl ether incorporated therein. The modified silicone system is preferably UV-curable, the preferred vinyl ether in the silicone system is cyclohexanedimethanol div... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6179298 | Snap-lock attachment element for laminating multiple gasket layers and method of using same A snap-lock attachment element for connecting a multi-layered gasket having at least two metallic gasket layers together in a sealing gasket is disclosed. A first gasket layer includes an aperture with at least two fingers extending radially inwardly. A s... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6161520 | Multiple spark ignition gasket A gasket of non-conductive material formed of layers of a ceramic between which is embedded a wire circuit for connecting spark electrodes, high voltage connectors and ground connectors of a spark ignition system. The wire circuit includes small diameter ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6161840 | Elastomeric sealing assembly A static gasket for sealing mating flanges which are clamped together by at least one fastener. A carrier holds the seal in a groove and the seal is protected from over compression by a compression limiter which is inserted into an aperture in the carrier... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6126172 | Metal gasket with partial support portion A metal cylinder head gasket of the invention is used for an internal combustion engine. The gasket is basically formed of a metal plate, a sealing device, and a thin support portion. The metal plate includes a plurality of first holes corresponding to cy... | 10/03/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6019376 | Metal laminate gasket with wide and narrow flange portions A metal laminate gasket of the invention is used for an internal combustion engine having a sealing hole and a plurality of bolt holes situated around the sealing hole. The gasket is formed of first and second metal plates having holes corresponding to th... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5931475 | Metal laminate gasket with mutual laminating portions A metal laminate gasket of the invention is formed of first and second metal plates and an annular plate. The first metal plate has a base portion, a curved portion extending from the base portion to define a first opening corresponding to a hole of the e... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5873578 | Gasket for internal combustion engine and method for forming same A gasket has a flat body with openings provided for combustion chambers, lubricating fluid passages, engine coolant passages, and studs mounting a cylinder head on an engine block. Each of the combustion chamber openings is bordered by a sealing element d... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5605342 | Gaskets A cylinder head gasket eyelet for an aperture is provided with an annular conjugation which when the eyelet is in place in the aperture is aligned with an annular corrugation in the core sheet, the respective corrugations being oppositely directed so as t... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5482298 | Metal laminate type cylinder head gasket having grommets with different thicknesses A metal laminate type cylinder head gasket is formed of at least two metal plates for constituting the gasket. The gasket includes a plurality of cylinder bores arranged in a longitudinal direction, a plurality of first holes situated in longitudinal end ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5360219 | Exhaust manifold gasket The exhaust manifold gasket according to present invention consists of a pair of beaded plates provided with beads extending along the circumferences of exhaust holes therein, and a piled plate assembly inserted between these beaded plates. The piled plat... | 11/01/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5280929 | Steel laminate gasket with reduced hole A steel laminate gasket of the present invention is installed between two engine parts having at least one fluid hole. The gasket comprises a first plate having at least one first hole, a second plate situated above the first plate and having at least one... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5232229 | Metal gasket with low heat transmission A metal gasket of the invention is designed to reduce heat transfer between two engine parts. The gasket is formed of at least two plates having holes to be sealed and bolt holes, a sealing device formed around the hole to be sealed, and a space forming d... | 08/03/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5044641 | Frictionless positioning grommet for engine gasket A plurality of positioning grommets are fixed to a gasket for use in an internal combustion engine. The gasket is adapted to provide sealing between two separate but communicating engine parts which contain mating bores for passage of mechanical fasteners... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5022431 | Exhaust gas recirculation valve assembly An exhaust gas recirculation valve assembly for controlling the recirculation of exhaust gases in an internal combustion engine having a base with an exhaust gas chamber formed therein, a cover closing the chamber, a valve member mounted within the exhaus... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4776602 | Thermally conductive composite gasket A composite gasket is formed of a metal core and includes a compressible composition gasket facing material on both sides of the core. Intermediately of at least one facing and directly against the core is interposed a thermally conductive layer of materi... | 10/11/1988 |
