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.
Yesterday apple received patent no.
7 868 582 from the u s.
Appleinsider reports that this new patent could pave the way for future solar powered mobile devices.
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.
This will help apple save space in its ever shrinking electronic devices.
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.
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.