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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2004
Applicant:
Daniel J. Vialard, Northville, MI (US);
Inventor:
Daniel J. Vialard, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/00 (2006.01); G01M 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multilayer metal gasket for an internal combustion engine having an integrated sensor or sensors, such as a pressure sensor. The sensor is located within a combustion cylinder opening in the gasket. Preferably, a sensor is located within each combustion cylinder opening of the gasket. The gasket may also include an integrated sensor signal conditioning module. The gasket is made by a method which includes forming the necessary sensor housings and signal line channels within the spacing layers of the gasket.