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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Katherine Jane Randall, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Christopher William Newman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Todd Brewer, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Katherine Jane Randall, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Christopher William Newman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Todd Brewer, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An intake manifold for a multicylinder internal combustion engine includes a number of inlet runners operatively connected with a mounting flange. A sealing region circumscribes only an outer periphery of the mounting flange and does not extend between adjacent ones of the intake runners. The sealing region includes a continuous groove formed in the mounting flange and a sealing composition applied to the groove.