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Apple solar panel patent.
Patent and trademark office for powering electronics partially with solar power.
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.
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.
The patent which was originally filed in 2009.
Apple filed the patent in 2008.
This will help apple save space in its ever shrinking electronic 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.
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.