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Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005

Filed:

Apr. 16, 2004
Applicant:

Thomas P. Foran, Shorewood, WI (US);

Inventor:

Thomas P. Foran, Shorewood, WI (US);

Assignee:

Empire Level Mfg. Corp., Mukwonago, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C009/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A vial, level including such vial, and method of using such level are disclosed. The vial comprises a body having first and second ends, a midpoint, and interior and exterior surfaces, at least one marker ring connected with respect to the body, a bubble positioned in the cavity and defined by an interface, and first and second dark-colored bands circumscribing the cavity. The vial enhances the visibility of the bubble through the reflection of the first and second bands on the interface such that the interface along the perimeter of the bubble appears dark-colored.


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Foran, Thomas. (2005). Dark-banded vial for use with level (U.S. Patent No. 6957494). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6957494

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