| US RE40,813 E1 | ||
| Polythiophenes, block copolymers made therefrom, and methods of forming the same | ||
| Richard D. McCullough, Allison Park, Pa. (US); Jinsong Liu, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US); Paul C. Ewbank, Norristown, Pa. (US); and Elena E. Sheina, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 04, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/197,727. | ||
| Application 11/197727 is a reissue of application No. 10/004782, filed on Dec. 04, 2001, now 6,602,974, filed on Aug. 05, 2003. | ||
| Int. Cl. C08G 18/64 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 528—73 [528/377; 528/378; 528/379; 525/536; 525/417; 525/535] | 86 Claims |
1. A polythiophene polymer, the polymer having the structure:  wherein R is a substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl, polyether, and aryl, X is a halogen, and n is greater than 1, the polymer being formed from a polymerization reaction in major amounts of at least
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