Internal-combustion engines – Frame construction – Horizontal cylinder
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-03
2009-08-18
Kamen, Noah (Department: 3741)
Internal-combustion engines
Frame construction
Horizontal cylinder
C123S1950HC, C277S313000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07574990
ABSTRACT:
A method for reducing fuel permeation through gasketed joints in an internal combustion engine (10) includes surface treating the gaskets in a halogenated medium before placing them into service. A low-cost elastomer such as acrylic, EPDM or HNBR, can be used for the gasket body. The halogenated medium may comprise either a liquid bath or a gaseous bath, into which the gasket is immersed. The halogenated medium bath is excited by heating to accelerate the halogenation process. A gasket treated according to this invention possesses a chemically altered exterior surface which substantially enhances its fuel permeability resistance at relatively low cost.
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Dewald Richard E.
Rueger Ute
Smith Kerry C.
Tripathy Bhawani S.
Walz Timo
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Federal-Mogul World Wide Inc.
Kamen Noah
Stearns Robert L.
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