ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,898, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies LLC (Kansas City, Mo.).
"Collapsible gasket" was invented by Jacob Ryan McLaughlin (Leawood, Kan.) and Jackson Dale White (Kansas City, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible gasket comprises a bottom layer, at least one intermediate layer, and a top layer. The bottom layer is substantially solid and gas tight. The intermediate layer is positioned on the bottom layer and formed to include a plurality of segments and a plurality of channels. The top layer is positioned on the at least one intermediate layer and is substantially solid and gas...