ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,157, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to TRELLEBORG SEALING SOLUTIONS US INC. (Ft. Wayne, Ind.).
"Elastomer energized manway gasket" was invented by Cody Buzzard (Ft. Wayne, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A manway gasket includes a seal body having an annular plate shape defining an inner diameter concentrically disposed within an outer diameter and a thickness bounded by an upper surface opposite a lower surface. The upper surface is configured to abut and/or be adjacent to an inside surface of a dovetail groove of a manway cover. A circumferential channel is formed in the seal body, the circumferential channel open to and start...