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# c12) United States Patent 

# Lutsen et al. 

# (54) POLYIPTYCENYLENE VINYLENE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME 

(75) Inventors: Laurence Lutsen, Coudekerque-Branche (FR); Dirk Vanderzande, Hasselt (BE) 

(73) Assignees: IMEC, Leuven (BE); Universiteit Hasselt, Diepenbeek (BE) 

( *) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 850 days. This patent is subject to a terminal dis› claimer. 

(21) Appl. No.: 12/435,198 

(22) Filed: May 4, 2009 

## (65) Prior Publication Data 

US 2009/0246532 Al Oct. 1, 2009 

(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 12/183,937, filed on Jul. 31, 2008, now Pat. No. 8,173,999, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 12/026,385, filed on Feb. 5, 2008, now Pat. No. 8,173,267. 

(60) Provisional application No. 60/957,373, filed on Aug. 22, 2007, provisional application No. 61/051,284, filed on May 7, 2008, provisional application No. 61/051,268, filed on May 7, 2008, provisional application No. 61/051,268, filed on May 7, 2008, provisional application No. 61/051,284, filed on May 7, 2008. 

## (30) Foreign Application Priority Data 

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## Related U.S. Application Data 

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# (IO) Patent No.: US 8,449,985 B2 

# *May 28, 2013 (45) Date of Patent: 

(51) Int. Cl. 

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(52) U.S. Cl. USPC ........ 428/522; 428/419; 427/340; 427/385.5; 585/19; 585/27; 528/396 

(58) Field of Classification Search None See application file for complete search history. 

## (56) References Cited 

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Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 81’$^{1 }$edition, CRC Press, pp. 8-44 to 8-56 (2000). 

Primary Examiner - John J Figueroa 

(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm -Knobbe Martens Olson & BearLLP 

## (57) ABSTRACT 

Methods are provided for obtaining soluble or insoluble poly (iptycenylene vinylene) homo- and co-polymers via a soluble precursor polymer. The polymers obtained by the methods can be used in electronic or opto-electronic devices, e.g., chemosensors. 

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## 12 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets 

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