Patents by Inventor Mark A. Lanham

Mark A. Lanham 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).

  • Elastomeric sealing assembly
    Patent number: 6161840
    Abstract: A static gasket for sealing mating flanges which are clamped together by at least one fastener. A carrier holds the seal in a groove and the seal is protected from over compression by a compression limiter which is inserted into an aperture in the carrier. The compression limiter is crescent shaped to permit the insertion of a fastener stud into a through hole formed between the compression limiter and the aperture in the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership
    Inventors: Thomas A. Boardman, Mark A. Lanham