Patent ID: 8371156

Claim:
A compression sensor gasket assembly, comprising: a gasket body having opposite sealing surfaces extending between an outer periphery and an inner periphery with said inner periphery bounding a through opening, said gasket body having a passage extending from said outer periphery through said inner periphery; a pressure sensor assembly releasably attached to said gasket body in said passage and being configured to sense pressure within said through opening, wherein said passage includes a circumferentially enclosed bore portion extending between said opposite sealing surfaces, said bore portion being configured for receipt of at least a portion of said pressure sensor assembly, and at least one of a recessed channel portion extending into one of said opposite sealing surfaces and a through slot portion extending through both of said sealing surfaces for receiving another portion of said pressure sensor assembly; wherein said circumferentially enclosed bore portion extends from said inner periphery and wherein said at least one recessed channel portion and said through slot portion extend from said enclosed bore portion toward said outer periphery; and further including a fastening device adjacent said outer periphery, said fastening device being configured for attachment to a portion of said pressure sensor assembly.