Patents by Inventor William Merit

William Merit 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).

  • Patent number: 6006678
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for selectively securing a shelf separator array to display shelves includes a plurality of openings formed in the shelves, and resilent clips that are securable both to the separator structure and in the openings. In the first form the clips are provided with resilient split retaining clamps engageable to the extrusion forming the separator structure and resilient opposing projections conformed for receipt in a selected opening. In another form, the extrusion forming the separator structure includes a groove formed longitudinally therein in which fitted portions of the clips are slidably received. The projections depending from the fitted portions are then useful for insertion in a selected opening in the shelf. The extrusion may then be provided with recessed display panels extending over the shelf edge in which various message cards may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Inventors: William Merit, Jo Merit
  • Patent number: 5690038
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for selectively securing a shelf separator array to display shelves includes a plurality of openings formed in the shelves, and resilient clips that are securable both to the separator structure and in the clips. In the first form the clips are provided with resilient split retaining clamps engageable to the extrusion forming the separator structure and resilient opposing projections conformed for receipt in a selected opening. In another form, the extrusion forming the separator structure includes a groove formed longitudinally therein in which fitted portions of the clips are slidably received. The projections depending from the fitted portions are then useful for insertion in a selected opening in the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Inventors: William Merit, Jo Merit