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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2007
Applicants:
T. Scott Tanner, Palmyra, NY (US);
Stefan Pitolaj, Walworth, NY (US);
Inventors:
T. Scott Tanner, Palmyra, NY (US);
Stefan Pitolaj, Walworth, NY (US);
Assignee:
Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC, Palmyra, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/08 (2006.01); F16J 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A molded discrete low stress gasket is constructed of restructured filled PTFE for use in corrosive or severe chemical environments under relatively low bolt loads. The gasket has a gasket surface and includes a raised outer sealing ring and a raised inner sealing ring. The gasket may constructed from a restructured filled PTFE material, with the sealing rings deforming at lower pressures than the remaining portions of the gasket.