Patents by Inventor Bruce J. Macin

Bruce J. Macin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4534208
    Abstract: A sealed container having a test port with a membrane which is pervious to gas and impervious to liquid may be tested by connecting a pressure device such as a vacuum pump or pressure pump to the test port and creating a pressure differential between the container side of the membrane and the pump side of the membrane, allowing the pressure differential to equalize through the membrane and monitoring the equalized pressure to detect whether or not the equalized pressure changes, which utilmately allows the observer to determine whether the sealed container has any leaks. If the pressure equalization time is substantially zero, the membrane and/or membrane seal is defective. In the event a leak is determined, the inside of the radio device may be pressurized to a selected pressure, by use of a pressure pump or the like, and then immersed in a liquid such as water. The location of the leak may then be detected by observing the emanation of air bubbles from that portion of the device in which the leak exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1985
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce J. Macin, Mark S. Bresin