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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Federal-mogul Ignition Company, Southfield, MI (US);
Inventor:
Keith Firstenberg, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION COMPANY, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 5/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for drying a seal material for use in manufacturing an ignition device, e.g., a spark plug. A free-flowing or loose seal material having a moisture content is provided and brought together with a desiccant for a time sufficient to produce a dry seal material by reducing the moisture content of the loose seal material to a desired level. Thereafter, the dry seal material and the desiccant may be separated from one another so that the dry seal material can be used to form a seal within an internal bore of a spark plug.