Patent and trademark office published a patent application from apple today for solar paneled technology designed for devices with small screens such as iphones or ipods.
Apple solar panel patent.
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.
Yesterday apple received patent no.
The patent which was originally filed in 2009.
7 868 582 from the u s.
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.
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.