Inventor · Lincoln, NE, US

David Merchant

22Patents
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7Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 7, 1986 → Dec 23, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5406778A Electric drive riding greens mower Human Necessities 122 Expired
US5540037A Control system for electric drive riding mower Human Necessities 63 Expired
US5553445A Riding mower with swingout center mower head Human Necessities 28 Expired
US4782333A Water-flow detector with rapid switching Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4692838A Fire panel with door providing ease of service Electricity 18 Expired
USD615006S1 Double clevis connector for tow bar General 15 Expired
US7959180B1 Tow bar Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US8056919B1 Tow bar and leg latching mechanism therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US7942435B1 Tow bar Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7959179B1 Tow bar having lunette ring head and fishtail-reducing cammed equiangularly-oriented tow bar legs Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US8128116B1 Tow bar and releasable lock for tow bar leg Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US7988179B1 Tow bar having orthogonally-articulated towed-vehicle connectors Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
USD612772S1 Pin and pin retainer for tow bar General 6 Expired
US8540257B1 Dynamic steering stabilizer device for vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
USD612773S1 Releasable biased latch device for a tow bar General 3 Expired
US7976050B1 Side-mountable chain-tensioning device for a load-compensating trailer hitch Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US8366137B1 Tow bar having leg lock with opposing latch elements Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US4695686A Valve supervisory switch Electricity 3 Expired
US9033357B1 Tow bar with a sliding mechanism for converting legs thereof from an aligned tubular structure to an articulated structure Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US8662523B1 Light-weight tow bar and leg lock therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
USD650400S1 Tapered latch receiver for a tow bar General 1 Expired
USRE44948E1 Side-mountable tensioning device for a load-compensating trailer hitch General 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.