US 11,940,069 B2
Conductive insert for gasket
Jerry Gregory Key, Trussville, AL (US); Kenneth J Watts, Alpine, AL (US); and Jay Derek Caston, Trussville, AL (US)
Assigned to United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC, Birmingham, AL (US)
Filed by United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC, Birmingham, AL (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/201,404.
Application 17/201,404 is a continuation of application No. 17/097,326, filed on Nov. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,054,070.
Prior Publication US 2022/0154860 A1, May 19, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F16L 25/01 (2006.01); F16L 21/03 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 25/01 (2013.01) [F16L 21/03 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gasket for providing an electrically conductive connection between two pipes, the gasket having an inner radial surface and an outer radial surface, and comprising:
(a) a resilient sealing bulb;
(b) a rigid gasket heel connected to the sealing bulb, the gasket heel comprising a groove on the outer radial surface and a retainer on the outer radial surface opposite the sealing bulb; and
(c) a plurality of conductive bodies, each forming a majority of the surface of the groove.