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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:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
May. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Harrell, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Steven C. Barnett, Oxford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Industries, Inc., Royal Oak, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 7/00 ; F16J 1/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 7/00 ; F16J 1/502 ;
Abstract
A heat exchanger assembly suitable for use in a heating, ventilating and air conditioning system of a vehicle comprising a housing, a heat exchanger core disposed in the housing and spaced from the housing to provide a peripheral spacing between the core and the housing and a seal disposed in the peripheral spacing including a first section engaging a portion of the core and having a first hardness and a second section integrally molded with the first section engaging a portion of the housing and having a second hardness less than the first hardness.