Biography:Herbert Merrick
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| Born | Herbert Lansing Merrick April 16, 1873 Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Died | May 2, 1938 (aged 65) Passaic, New Jersey, US |
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Herbert Lansing Merrick (April 16, 1873 – May 2, 1938) was an American engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur. He invented the first[1][2][3][4][5] beltweighers, which automatically weigh bulk materials as they are passed along a conveyor belt without stoppage.[6]
Early life and education
Merrick was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 16, 1873, to Charles Merrick and Anna Merrick.[7] One of three brothers, Merrick attended Bergen County public schools before graduating from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1892 with a Mechanical Engineering degree.[6] After graduation he would work as an engineer and draftsman at various companies before starting his own manufacturing company.[2]
Career
In 1908, Merrick established the Merrick Scale Manufacturing Company [1] following the invention of his weighing systems.[3][4][5] Over the coming years, he would find success as one of the first manufacturers of conveyor scales, and become a key figure in growing the conveyor weighing industry.[1]
Personal life
Merrick was married to Katherine Selleck, they had one daughter together. Merrick was a member of the First Reformed Church of Passaic and director of the People's Bank and Trust Company. He also was an avid sailor and owned a boat named after his wife and daughter.[2] On May 2, 1938, Herbert Merrick passed away after a long illness. He was 65 years old.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Stevens Indicator". The Stevens Indicator (Hoboken, New Jersey: Stevens Institute of Technology). 1938. https://stevensarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/StevensNP02/id/15454/rec/2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "H.L. Merrick, Inventor, Dies". The Herald-News. Associated Press. May 3, 1938. https://www.newspapers.com/image/525333234/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 US patent 954869A
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 US patent 954870A
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 US patent 1018068A
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Scott, William (1922) (in en). History of Passaic and Its Environs: Volume 3. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 301, 302. https://books.google.com/books?id=QNEwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA301#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ Furman, Franklin De Ronde (1905). Morton Memorial: A History of the Stevens Institute of Technology with biographies of the Trustees, Faculty, and Alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens Family of Engineers. Hoboken, New Jersey: Stevens Institute of Technology. p. 492. https://archive.org/details/mortonmemorialhi00furm/page/492.
- ↑ "The New York Times". The New York Times (New York, N.Y.). 1938-05-04. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1938/05/04/98130963.html?pageNumber=23.
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