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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:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2006
Applicant:
George Starr, Fowlerville, MI (US);
Inventor:
George Starr, Fowlerville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/02 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gasket assembly and method of manufacture thereof provides a plurality of discrete, interconnected capsule beads spaced from one another. A sealant material is disposed in the capsule beads, such that when the capsule beads are ruptured under an applied clamping force, the gasket material is released from the capsule beads.