Borgwarner Inc.

Fel-pro Incorporated

Vance D Browne

Bhagwan D Agarwal

George E Kochanek

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 gasket body. A sealing bead element is disposed in the recess to assist in effecting a seal when the gasket is clamped between a pair of flanges.

Molded plastic gasket having a combination sealing bead

A capacitive sensor for use in the measurement of pressure or pressure changes of a fluid medium which sensor maintains the capacitor electrodes in a substantially parallel relationship. Maintenance of this parallel relationship provides a substantially linear capacitive output over a given range without further electronic buffering or calibration. The capacitive signal may be enhanced or amplified by use of multiple parallel plates which are movable simultaneously with deflection of the flexible diaphragm.

Capacitive pressure sensor

A diaphragm spring-type clutch assembly for an automotive vehicle or similar application wherein the diaphragm spring includes a plurality of outwardly extending integral cushion fingers on the periphery of the spring disc and arranged at such an angle as to engage the pressure plate of the clutch before the spring engages the fulcrum surface on the pressure plate as the clutch is engaged and thus cushion the engagement of the clutch.

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Arlington Heights, IL, United States of America

Vance D Browne