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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lilian E Wainer, Elkton, MD (US);
Ross K Hutter, West Grove, PA (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277 11 ; 2772 / ;
Abstract
The present invention is an easily mounted and centered gasket particularly suitable for use with raised flange joints and similar applications. The gasket of the present invention employs a unique design to utilize external mounting bolts to assist in holding the gasket in place during initial joint assembly and cut-out exterior edges to allow for accurate final centering of the gasket. Due to its accuracy in mounting position, the gasket of the present invention provides tighter gasket tolerances, and thus cleaner laminar flow, through fluid conduits.