ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,455, issued on July 15, was assigned to Brewer Science Inc. (Rolla, Mo.).
"Poly(cyanocinnamate)s for structural and optical applications" was invented by Tony D. Flaim (St. James, Mo.), Gu Xu (Rolla, Mo.) and Jennifer S. See (St. James, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of preparing poly(cyanocinnamate)s are provided, with those involving mild conditions and resulting in a soluble polymer that is stable at room temperature and can be coated onto microelectronic substrates. The polymer includes at least one bis(cyanoacetate) monomer and at least one aromatic dialdehyde monomer. The polymer exhibits good thermal and structural...