Patents by Inventor William Merritt
William 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).
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Publication number: 20230314265Abstract: A system and method for monitoring moisture at a structural component having a membrane for fluid impermeability and a deck for supporting the membrane at a first side of the membrane opposite a second side of the membrane is provided. The system includes: (a) a plurality of sensors spaced apart from each other adjacent to the membrane at the second side, the plurality of sensors including one or more wireless sensors, each of the sensors including a plurality of sensor conductors and a connection member connecting the plurality of sensor conductors to each other while electrically insulating the sensor conductors from each other; and (b) a controller operable to selectively communicate wirelessly with each of the wireless sensors, and operable to selectively determine a sensor output from each of the sensors. The method involves measuring resistance for longterm tracking of pooling of an electrically conductive fluid on the structural component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: SMT Research Ltd.Inventors: Jamieson William Merritt HERMES, Khaleed KHONDOKER, Gregory LEE, Asif AL NOOR, Jason Glen TEETAERT
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Patent number: 11073277Abstract: Stands for supporting a plurality of candles or decorations around a celebratory item, including a stringer and a platform supported on the stringer, the platform being complementarity configured with the celebratory item and including a plurality of support points configured to support the plurality of candles or decorations. In some examples, the stand includes a first stringer and a second stringer horizontally spaced from the first stringer, a first platform supported by the first stringer and the second stringer, and a second platform supported by the first stringer and by the second stringer in a position vertically spaced from the first platform, wherein the first platform and the second platform each include a plurality of support points configured to support the plurality of candles or decorations and are complementarity configured with the celebratory item to support the plurality of candles or decorations in a position adjacent to the celebratory item.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Inventors: William Merritt, Carey Ide
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Publication number: 20190383483Abstract: Stands for supporting a plurality of candles or decorations around a celebratory item, including a stringer and a platform supported on the stringer, the platform being complementarity configured with the celebratory item and including a plurality of support points configured to support the plurality of candles or decorations. In some examples, the stand includes a first stringer and a second stringer horizontally spaced from the first stringer, a first platform supported by the first stringer and the second stringer, and a second platform supported by the first stringer and by the second stringer in a position vertically spaced from the first platform, wherein the first platform and the second platform each include a plurality of support points configured to support the plurality of candles or decorations and are complementarity configured with the celebratory item to support the plurality of candles or decorations in a position adjacent to the celebratory item.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: William Merritt, Carey Ide
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Patent number: 8940822Abstract: A method of improving the transfer efficiency of applying a topcoat layer to a primed component includes applying an organic solventborne, carboxyl functional olefin based polymer composition to a substrate to provide a primed component before electrostatically applying a coating composition comprising principal resin and crosslinker to the primed component to form a topcoat layer, wherein the carboxyl functional olefin based polymer is neutralized with at least one amine-containing compound to form a salted carboxyl functional polymer.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbHInventors: Timothy S. December, William Merritt
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Publication number: 20130230662Abstract: A method of improving the transfer efficiency of applying a topcoat layer to a primed component includes applying an organic solventborne, carboxyl functional olefin based polymer composition to a substrate to provide a primed component before electrostatically applying a coating composition comprising principal resin and crosslinker to the primed component to form a topcoat layer, wherein the carboxyl functional olefin based polymer is neutralized with at least one amine-containing compound to form a salted carboxyl functional polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: BASF Coatings GmbHInventors: Timothy S. December, William Merritt
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Publication number: 20100044391Abstract: An ice dispenser having a safety apparatus is disclosed. The ice dispenser includes a bin for storing ice to be dispensed; a chute in communication with the bin; a device for at least one of crushing the ice and moving the ice from the bin to the chute; a controller for activating the device in response to a dispensing signal; and a safety apparatus configured to determine a presence of an object in the chute and to provide an indication responsive to the determined presence to the controller. The controller deactivates the device after receiving the indication. A refrigerator incorporating such an ice dispenser is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2008Publication date: February 25, 2010Inventors: Russell J. Fallon, Matthew William Davis, Richard DeVos, Jeffrey Mellinger, William Merritt Nall, Daniel S. Renz, Bipin Shaha, Arun Madhav Talegaonkar
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Publication number: 20090166385Abstract: In an embodiment of the present invention, a refrigerator with an ice dispenser is shown. The ice dispenser has a user dispense panel. The user dispense panel comprises a dispense control and an ice outlet. A ice storage compartment defines a first interior volume. An ice chute flow connects the ice storage compartment and the ice outlet. The chute comprises a first end in flow communication with the ice storage compartment and a second end in flow communication with the ice outlet. A member is configured between the first and second ends. The member comprises an interior volume in flow communication with the first and second ends. A flow axis is formed from the first end to the second end. The member has a restriction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Matthew William Davis, Wayne E. Lawson, Russell J. Fallon, Jeffrey Mellinger, Bipin Shaha, William Merritt Nall, Daniel S. Renz, Arun Madhav Talegaonkar, Thomas White, Anthony Ray Brieschke, Aaron Williamson
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Patent number: 7426838Abstract: An icemaker assembly is disposed within a refrigerator having a freezer compartment, a fresh food compartment and respective freezer and fresh food door assemblies. The icemaker assembly comprises a conveyor assembly positioned within the freezer compartment having a flexible conveyor belt with a multiplicity of individual ice cube molds for creation of individual ice cubes. An ice cube storage bin is positioned below the conveyor assembly for storing the ice cubes and a fullness sensor is positioned for determining the fill level of ice cubes within the ice cube storage bin.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2000Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Andrew Philip Shapiro, Jerome Johnson Tiemann, Walter Whipple, Timothy Scott Shaffer, William Merritt Nall, Jr., Eayre Bruce Voorhees, Steven Paraszczak
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Publication number: 20050192975Abstract: A resource management system for an electronic device having at least one system resource includes a resource manager for monitoring the usage of the system resource; a remote resource; and a communication link for transmitting data between the system resource and the remote resource. The resource manager transmits data over the communication link from the system resource to said remote resource when the utilization of the system resource approaches a predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2004Publication date: September 1, 2005Applicant: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Frank Reiner, Anthony Bowden, William Merritt, Joseph King
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Publication number: 20050131151Abstract: The present invention is an adhesion promoter, a coating composition containing the adhesion promoter and a method for preparing the adhesion promoter and coating. The adhesion promoter of the present invention is an olefin based polymer prepared by reacting a hydroxy functional olefin polymer with a compound reactive with hydroxy functionality to provide functionality on the olefin polymer that is inert to reaction with a principal resin or crosslinking resin in a coating composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2004Publication date: June 16, 2005Applicant: BASF CorporationInventors: Gregory Menovcik, William Merritt, Walter Ohrbom
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Publication number: 20050054339Abstract: Usage data is collected during active calls by user equipment (UEs) within a cellular network, the collected information being utilized together with location information to locate any gaps in cellular phone area coverage due to dropped calls. The collected data is analyzed and may be used to reallocate resources to alleviate coverage gaps and thereby increase system efficiency and operator revenue.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2003Publication date: March 10, 2005Applicant: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventor: William Merritt
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Patent number: 6438976Abstract: An icemaker assembly is disposed within a refrigerator having a freezer compartment, a fresh food compartment and respective freezer and fresh food door assemblies. The icemaker assembly comprises a conveyor assembly positioned within the freezer compartment having a flexible conveyor belt with a multiplicity of individual ice cube molds for creation of individual ice cubes. An ice cube storage bin is positioned below the conveyor assembly for storing the ice cubes and a fullness sensor is positioned for determining the fill level of ice cubes within the ice cube storage bin.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2001Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Andrew Philip Shapiro, Jerome Johnson Tiemann, Walter Whipple, Timothy Scott Shaffer, William Merritt Nall, Jr., Eayre Bruce Voorhees, Steven Paraszczak
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Publication number: 20010027654Abstract: An icemaker assembly is disposed within a refrigerator having a freezer compartment, a fresh food compartment and respective freezer and fresh food door assemblies. The icemaker assembly comprises a conveyor assembly positioned within the freezer compartment having a flexible conveyor belt with a multiplicity of individual ice cube molds for creation of individual ice cubes. An ice cube storage bin is positioned below the conveyor assembly for storing the ice cubes and a fullness sensor is positioned for determining the fill level of ice cubes within the ice cube storage bin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Inventors: Andrew Philip Shapiro, Jerome Johnson Tiemann, Walter Whipple, Timothy Scott Shaffer, William Merritt Nall, Eayre Bruce Voorhees, Steven Paraszczak
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Patent number: 4701142Abstract: A handle for attachment to the shaft of a paddle to improve the efficiency and comfort of paddling. The handle having a grip portion and spaced outwardly extending arms on the grip portion. The arms are coupled to the paddle shaft so that the handle is swingable about the paddle shaft and positioned at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1985Date of Patent: October 20, 1987Inventor: William Merritt
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Patent number: 4600193Abstract: A hollow baseball bat having a hollow elongated ball hitting portion of a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape and a flattened curved hitting face is internally braced by elongated substantially plate-like members disposed between the hitting face portion and other interior surfaces of the ball hitting portion. Various forms of braces and attachment to the interior of the hitting portion are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1983Date of Patent: July 15, 1986Inventor: William Merritt
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Patent number: D488696Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2003Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Inventor: Ernest George William Merritt