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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:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
John S. Forry, Lancaster, PA (US);
Brian C. Lehr, Pequea, PA (US);
Assignee:
Interface Solutions, Inc., Lancaster, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/100 ; F16J 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 1/100 ; F16J 1/508 ;
Abstract
An improved gasket ( ) for sealing the joint between a pair of flange surfaces is provided. In one embodiment, the gasket ( ) is an edge coated gasket and the edge coating ( ) also exhibits surface adhesion to enhance the seal provided by the gasket. In another embodiment, compressible sealing members ( ) are coated with a coating material ( ) that exhibits surface adhesion properties.