Patents by Inventor William F. Merrick

William F. Merrick 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).

  • Monitoring drinking water quality using differential mobility spectrometry
    Patent number: 7470898
    Abstract: Continuous monitoring of fluid composition, e.g. drinking water supply, with improved detection sensitivity and selectivity to varying degrees of contamination at and below the predetermined maximum contaminant levels using pyrolysis-differential mobility spectrometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Merrick, Julie E. Zeskind, Melissa D. Krebs, Christina E. Davis