Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Whitney

Thomas G. Whitney 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).

  • Process for preparation of 2-mercaptotoluimidazole and salts thereof
    Patent number: 4172833
    Abstract: Process for the production of 2-mercaptotoluimidazole by reacting stabilized o-toluenediamine with carbon disulfide in a solvent and recovering the formed product by filtration. o-Toluenediamine is stabilized with hydrazine or its salts. Subsequently 2-mercaptotoluimidazole is converted to a metal salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1979
    Assignee: R. T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Whitney, Lester A. Doe, Jr., Harry E. Hill