Patents by Inventor David L. Merritt

David L. Merritt 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).

  • Carpentry tool
    Publication number: 20080110032
    Abstract: A carpentry tool comprises an elongated handle and a metal head attached to one end of the handle. The head includes a ferrule adapted to fit over one end of the handle, and first and second cutting portions extending laterally away from opposite sides of the ferrule. The first cutting portion has a width that progressively increases as the distance from the ferrule increases, and terminates in a first single cutting edge. The second cutting portion has a width that progressively decreases as the distance from the ferrule increases, and terminates in a second single cutting edge that is narrower than the first cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: David L. Merritt
  • System and method for electronically processing invoice information
    Patent number: 6360211
    Abstract: A system and method for processing invoice information in which billing data is communicated from a first site to a second site and an automated reasonability test is performed on the billing data at the second site using a reasonability criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Mellon Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Michael W. Anderson, David L. Merritt, John W. Matthews
  • System and method for electronically processing invoice information
    Patent number: 6058380
    Abstract: A system and method for processing invoice information in which invoice information is communicated from a first site to a second site and an automated reasonability test is performed on the invoice information at the second site using a reasonability criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Mellon Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Michael W. Anderson, David L. Merritt, John W. Matthews