▁his ▁writ ings . ▁His ▁suggestions ▁for ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁the ▁pat ent ▁system ▁are ▁found ▁on ▁pages ▁ 1 4 2 ▁and ▁ 1 4 3 ▁of ▁volume ▁one . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Ed ith ▁D . ▁C ock ins ▁( 1 9 5 6 ) ▁Ralph ▁D aven port ▁M ers hon , ▁ 2 ▁volumes , ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University ▁Press . ▁ ▁Ralph ▁M ers hon ▁from ▁IE EE ▁Global ▁History ▁Network . ▁ ▁Ralph ▁D . ▁M ers hon ▁Pap ers ▁from ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University ▁Archives . ▁ ▁Bi ographical ▁sketch ▁of ▁Ralph ▁D . ▁M ers hon ▁from ▁M ers hon ▁Center ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁elect rical ▁engine ers ▁Category : In vent ors ▁Category : P atr ons ▁of ▁schools ▁Category : Oh io ▁State ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁P ád ra ig ▁" P addy " ▁Mac K ern an ▁( 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁– ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁diplom at ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Department ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Irish ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁both ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁Irish ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁E EC ▁and ▁EC ' s ▁Political ▁Committee ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁EC ▁and ▁EU ' s ▁Committee ▁of ▁P erman ent ▁Representatives , ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁Irish ▁negoti ator ▁of