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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2007
Applicant:
Kevin E. Dove, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Kevin E. Dove, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A low stress to seal, unitary gasket tape is provided that is particularly suited for use in form-in-place gaskets. The gasket tape preferably comprises at least two joined porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) tapes aligned along tape side surfaces and a substantially air impermeable layer there between. The plane of expansion of the ePTFE is substantially parallel to the flange surface providing longitudinal and transverse strength. The substantially air impermeable layer prevents fluid from permeating through the gasket in the radial direction.