Patents by Inventor Herbert Booms

Herbert Booms 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: 4525192
    Abstract: A method of making level vials includes the steps of heating a hollow glass tube and inserting the heated glass tube to a mold having a plurality of successively arranged mold cavities, each configured to the shape of one level vial having an enlarged, bulbous-shaped central portion and two circular cross-sectional end portions. Next, one end of the glass tube is removably sealed and a pressurized fluid, such as air, is injected into the opposite end of the glass tube, causing the heated glass tube to expand into contact with the walls of the mold cavities to form a plurality of connected vial sections. Apertures are formed, such as by drilling, in each vial section for subsequent filling of each vial with a liquid and a gaseous level indicating bubble. Each vial section is separated by a cutter and the ends of each vial section are sealed by heat from a heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Inventor: Herbert Booms