Patents by Inventor Alain Retiere

Alain Retiere has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Metal cylinder head gasket
    Publication number: 20020063395
    Abstract: A cylinder head gasket includes a metal gasket plate; a lubricant aperture provided in the plate for serving as a passage for a lubricant; a lubricant aperture seal surrounding the lubricant aperture and being of a lubricant-resistant material; a coolant aperture provided in the plate for serving as a passage for a coolant; a coolant aperture seal surrounding the coolant aperture and being of a coolant-resistant material; and a single coupling agent coating provided on the plate. The coupling agent coating is of a material which bonds the lubricant aperture seal and the coolant aperture seal to the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Manfred Klinner, Timo Walz, Klaus Bendl, Ralf Salameh, Alain Retiere