Patents Examined by Eric J. Nicholson
  • Head gasket assembly for very closely adjacent cylinder bores with stabilized armoring and method of making same
    Patent number: 5895057
    Abstract: A head gasket assembly for an engine with minimal space between adjacent cylinder bores. Armoring including a bridge between adjacent combustion openings is provided with the legs of the combustion openings enclosing wire rings and being welded to each other in the zone of adjacency. The wires are stabilized and maintained in permanent close adjacency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Fel-Pro Incorporated
    Inventor: Gerald A. Rosenquist