Apple s integrated touchscreen and solar panel patent was first filed for in 2008 and credits michael nathaniel rosenblatt benjamin lyon john benjamin filson steve porter hotelling gordon.
Apple solar panel patent.
According to patentlyapple the patents not only cover solar technology being used to extend the battery lives of personal devices but will also see the development of a cool new product a.
This will help apple save space in its ever shrinking electronic devices.
Patent and trademark office for powering electronics partially with solar power.
Appleinsider reports that this new patent could pave the way for future solar powered mobile devices.
Yesterday apple received patent no.
Apple filed the patent in 2008.
This new technology provides a method for embedding a solar array within a layer that includes touch sensors within a flexible display module.
In what was called a shocker by patently apple a blog not surprisingly dedicated to apple s patents apple was granted a patent for a touchscreen that would also serve as a transparent solar charger.