Integration of semiconductor components in eyeglasses

• US 20050122469A1
• Filed: 02/10/2003
• Published: 06/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH (Merck & Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH (Merck & Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Brabec, Christoph
• Application Number:
  US10/504,091
• Publication Number:
  US 20050122469A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 351/158
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/00 Non-optical adjuncts; Attachment thereof G02C7/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/101 having an electro-optical light valve electro-optical elements per se G02F

Abstract

The invention relates to the integration of semiconductor components, particularly (organic) solar cells and/or power converters, in eyeglasses.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. Eyeglass with an integrated energy converter based on at least one semiconductor component.

11. Eyeglass according to claim 10, wherein

the at least one semiconductor is a solar cell.

12. Eyeglass according to claim 11, wherein

the solar cell is semitransparent.

13. Eyeglass according to claim 12, wherein

the solar cell is integrated into the eyeglass glass or parts thereof.

14. Eyeglass according to claim 12, wherein

the solar sell is integrated into the glasses frame or parts thereof.

15. Eyeglass according to claim 10, wherein

the solar cell is constructed from organic polymers.

16. Eyeglass according to claim 10, wherein

the solar cell is connected as a photodetector.

17. Eyeglass according to claim 10, wherein

the energy converter can be used as the energy supply for any devices.

18. Eyeglass according to claim 16, wherein

the solar cell controls a darkening system also integrated into the eyeglass.