ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,424, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to NOK Corp. (Japan).
"Gasket" was invented by Akihiro Akiyama (Makinohara, Japan) and Masasuke Uchiyama (Makinohara, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gasket is provided that can be easily assembled into an annular gap. The gasket is inserted from one end side toward the other end side of a shaft member into an annular gap between a housing and a shaft member at least partially inserted into the housing. The gasket includes a cylindrical main body portion inserted into the housing and fixed to the housing, and a seal portion extending from an inner peripheral surface of the main body portion...