hɪz pˈæʔn̩t wʌz pˌʊt ˌɪntʊ pɹədˈʌkʃən baɪ ðə zˈɜːkən kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm ðə sˈoʊl pɹədˈuːsɚɹ ʌv ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪk stˈʌd fˈaɪndɚz ʌntˈɪl ðə pˈæʔn̩t ɛkspˈaɪɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
His patent was put into production by the Zircon Corporation, which became the sole producer of electronic stud finders until the patent expired in 1998.