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George T. Balfe received US Patent No. 2,197,916 on April 23, 1940, filed January 27, 1937. It was assigned to Detroit Gasket and Manufacturing Co.
The patent's description opens (from the scanned text):
The present invention relates to gaskets and gasket material, and more particularly to gaskets for use in the automotive industry, or in association with internal combustion engines where 5 heat and pressure must be resisted.
- Author
- George T. Balfe
- Published by
- US Patent Office
- Series
- US Patent No. 2,197,916
- Date
- April 23, 1940
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 22549 · asbestosclaims.law/library/22549
- Rights
- US government work, in the public domain.
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Where it was listed
- Asbestos, June 1940, in its patents department (the year's issues)
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George T. Balfe. “Gasket (US Patent 2,197,916, 1940).” April 23, 1940. US Patent No. 2,197,916. US Patent Office. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 22549. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/22549.
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