Patents by Inventor Thomas B. Pillsbury

Thomas B. Pillsbury 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).

  • Electrically conductive and abrasion/scratch resistant polymeric materials, method of fabrication thereof and uses thereof
    Patent number: 5721299
    Abstract: Electrically conductive and abrasion resistant polymeric compositions, methods of fabrication thereof and uses thereof are described. Admixtures of abrasion resistant materials and electrically conductive polymeric materials are formed. Many of these admixtures are light transmitting and can be used as an abrasion resistant light transmitting electrostatic discharge layers. The light transmitting discharge layer is useful as a surface coating for visual displays such as CRT screens to avoid electrostatic accumulation of dust and scratching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marie Angelopoulos, Ali Afzali-Ardakani, Jack A. Dickerson, Thomas B. Pillsbury, Karl J. Puttlitz, Jane M. Shaw, Jeffrey D. Gelorme