ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,914, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Phillips 66 Co. (Houston).
"Polymers for photovoltaic applications" was invented by Hualong Pan (Bartlesville, Okla.) and Laura Nielsen (Bartlesville, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of combining different materials to produce the polymerIn this polymer X1, X2, X3, and X4 are independently selected from the group consisting of: F, Cl, H, and combinations thereof. Additionally, in this polymer R15, R16, R17, and R18 are independently selected from the group consisting of: F, Cl, H, and combinations thereof. Finally, in this polymer R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are independent...