Abstract: This disclosure concerns electrically conducting poly(pyrazoles). The concept of oligomerizing and polymerizing substituted aminopyrazole derivatives combined with a monomer activation procedure involving base-mediated conversion of the protonated pyrazole ring nitrogen to amine salt was developed. This disclosure concerns the specific chemistries needed for the synthesis of a pyrazole monomer used in the polymer synthesis. The procedure used for blending the novel polypyrazoles with other compounds needed for construction of solar cells for testing was developed. This disclosure concerns the concept of using these types of heteroatom-rich, electron-deficient oligomers or polymers as n-dopable or p-dopable electron acceptors in photovoltaic cells. This disclosure concerns synthesizing the starting monomer compounds and polypyrazoles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an omnidirectional wide angle optical system, which is associated with a sensor, camera, projector, medical instrument, surveillance system, flight control system, robotic command and control or sensing system, home entertainment system, conference area, virtual reality suite, theater, or similar article. The optical system consists of an external refracting surface which may be strongly curved, an strongly curved internal primary reflector surface, a secondary reflector surface (in most embodiments), central wide angle refracting optics (in some embodiments), a modular or integral imaging and correcting lens system which may have aperture adjustment means, and mounting components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an omniramic wide angle optical system which is associated with a camera, projector, medical instrument, surveillance system, flight control system, or similar article. The optical system typically consists of a Cassegrain system having a strongly curved convex reflecting surface with a prolate aspheric figure, a secondary reflector surface, and a modular imaging and correcting lens system. The invention further relates to the distribution of still or motion picture image elements by optical or electronic means, whereby the entire image or any subset thereof is converted from a two dimensional annular image or a segment thereof to a viewable horizontal image or a subset thereof; or, from a horizontal format image or a subset thereof into an annular image or a segment thereof.