Patent ID: 9578748
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G01R,H05K

Claim:
1. An ambient energy powered electronic gasket for preventing fluid leakage between mating surfaces of objects joined for enabling pressurized fluid to flow between said objects, comprising: a unitary gasket body having a lower layer with a first surface, an upper layer with a second surface, and at least one inner layer sandwiched between the lower layer and the upper layer, wherein the gasket body is provided with at least one aperture between said first and second surfaces to enable fluid to flow through said at least one aperture, and a plurality of bolt-holes, the gasket body being configured to fill a space between mating surfaces of jointed objects, whereby the insulating gasket body prevents fluid leakage between the mating surfaces when held under compression by a plurality of bolts extending through the plurality of bolt-holes; an electronic circuit comprising the inner layer and entirely enclosed between the lower layer and the upper layer, the electronic circuit including a DC power supply powered by an ambient energy source related to a powered device with which it is engaged; and an electrical port electrically coupled to the DC power supply between the upper layer and the lower layer to provide electric power to circuitry external to the gasket body.