Patents by Inventor Thomas B. McAneney

Thomas B. McAneney 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).

  • Processes for producing bimodal toner resins
    Patent number: 5548043
    Abstract: A one-step polymerization process for producing a bimodal resin having a distinct low molecular weight portion and a high molecular weight portion includes initiating an anionic polymerization of a monomer or monomers to produce living polymer chains, terminating a portion of the living polymer chains, and completing the polymerization of the remaining living polymer chains. The bimodal resin is useful, for example, in high gloss, low melt toner applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Marko Saban, George Liebermann, Thomas B. McAneney
  • Layered photoresponsive devices
    Patent number: 4474865
    Abstract: An improved layered photoresponsive device comprised of a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and in contact with the photogenerating layer an electron transporting layer comprised of compounds of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein X and Y are cyano groups or alkoxycarbonyl groups A, B, and W are electron withdrawing groups independently selected from the group consisting of acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, nitro, alkylaminocarbonyl, and derivatives thereof, m is a number of from 0 to 2, and n is the number 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Beng S. Ong, Barkev Keoshkerian, Thomas B. McAneney