1958
Vacuum Instruments Corporation Founded
1963
US Patent No. 3,070,992 is Granted
1966
US Patent No. 3,227,872 is Granted
1967
First Portable Helium Leak Detector
1970
US Patent No. 3,548,188 is Granted
1972
First Direct Reading Leak Detector
US Patent No. 3,645,127 is Granted
US Patent No. 3,645,127 is Granted
1973
First in Setting Leak Test Standards Traceable to NBS
US Patent No. 3,768,300 is Granted
1974
Thermal Mass Flowmeter Patented for Air & Other Gases
US Patent No. 3,548,188 is Granted
1975
First Industrial Leak Detector
US Patent No. 3,891,391 is Granted
1977
First Leak Detector with Auto-Tuning, Auto-Ranging, Direct Reading
1978
First Fully Automatic Industrial Leak Detector
1983
First Gross-and-Fine Leak Detector
1984
First Microprocessor-Based Leak Detector
1986
First High-Speed Leak Detector
1990
First Dedicated Sniff-Only Leak Detector
1991
First Leak Detector with Full-Color CRT
1992
First Leak Detector with a 16-bit Microprocessor
1994
NCMS Selects VIC to Manufacture Next Generation Leak Detection Technology
1995
Air Leak Tester Auto-Fill Technique
US Patent No. 5,412,978
1997
VIC Acquires Phase 1 Instruments
2000
Introduces Vibra-Leak Probe with Auto-Zero Button
2000
VIC Acquires Veeco Instruments
2001
First Fully Automated Leak Test Solution for Opto-Electronics Industry
US Patent No. 6,196,056