Abstract: Gasket stock is disclosed having a rectangular metal core that is readily bendable in one direction and a deformable rubberized jacket coextruded with and encasing the metal core. A method of fabricating the gasket stock through a coextrusion process is disclosed. A method also is disclosed for forming a press-in-place gasket with the method including obtaining bendable gasket stock, incrementally advancing the gasket stock to predetermined positions in a bender, and bending the gasket stock at the predetermined positions along its length to form a desired shape of the press-in-place gasket. The bender is controlled by a computer to form the shape of the gasket according to a CAD or other electronic file. Finally, a method of supplying press-in-place gaskets and accommodating design changes of such gaskets is disclosed.

Abstract: Gasket stock is disclosed having a rectangular metal core that is readily bendable in one direction and a deformable rubberized jacket coextruded with and encasing the metal core. A method of fabricating the gasket stock through a coextrusion process is disclosed. A method also is disclosed for forming a press-in-place gasket with the method including obtaining bendable gasket stock, incrementally advancing the gasket stock to predetermined positions in a bender, and bending the gasket stock at the predetermined positions along its length to form a desired shape of the press-in-place gasket. The bender is controlled by a computer to form the shape of the gasket according to a CAD or other electronic file. Finally, a method of supplying press-in-place gaskets and accommodating design changes of such gaskets is disclosed.

Abstract: A gasket has an upper face and a lower face. The gasket comprises an adhesive element that can have a combination of adhesion strength and compression set resistance. The adhesive element can be carried by a carrier sheet or may be directly applied to sealing surfaces in contact with the gasket.

Abstract: A gasket for creating a seal between two surfaces. The gasket may include a pervious base sheet and a permeating material applied to or incorporated into the base sheet. The gasket is formed by various methods disclosed herein. The gasket may include a base sheet, a primary sealing material covering the base sheet, and a secondary sealing material covering the primary sealing material.

Abstract: A gasket has an upper face and a lower face. The gasket comprises an adhesive element that can have a combination of adhesion strength and compression set resistance. The adhesive element can be carried by a carrier sheet or may be directly applied to sealing surfaces in contact with the gasket.

Abstract: A gasket is provided for creating a seal between two surfaces. The gasket may include a pervious base sheet and a permeating material applied to or incorporated into the base sheet. The gasket is formed by various methods disclosed herein. The gasket may include a base sheet, a primary sealing material covering and/or impregnated the base sheet, and a secondary sealing material covering the primary sealing material. The secondary material may be applied in a predetermined pattern of raised and lowered sections or may be applied as a bead of sealing material. The secondary material may be applied through a variety of techniques including jetting and dispensing using robots such that beads with custom engineered and changing configurations along their lengths are possible. These custom engineered sealing beads provide optimum sealability over the entire area of a joint to be sealed.

Abstract: A gasket for creating a seal between two surfaces. The gasket may include a pervious base sheet and a permeating material applied to or incorporated into the base sheet. The gasket is formed by various methods disclosed herein. The gasket may include a base sheet, a primary sealing material covering the base sheet, and a secondary sealing material covering the primary sealing material.