Battery structure for eyewear apparatus

• US 9,588,356 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2014
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Keates, Andy
• Primary Examiner(s): DANG, HUNG XUAN
• Application Number:
  US14/579,939
• Publication Number:
  US 20160178935A1
• Time in Patent Office: 806 Days
• Field of Search: 351/158, 351/49, 351/41, 351/159.01, 351/159.02, 351/159.03
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0436 Small-sized flat cells or batteries for portable equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/465 with solar battery as charging system
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Abstract

An eyewear apparatus is provided that includes a lens structure having a lens panel, and a battery structure on the lens panel. The battery structure may include an anode, a separator and a cathode, and may also include a solar panel.

Claims

1. An eyewear apparatus comprising:

a first lens structure to include;

a lens panel;

a battery structure on the lens panel, the battery structure to include an anode having a grid configuration, a separator having a grid configuration and a cathode having a grid configuration; and

a solar panel on the battery structure.

2. The eyewear apparatus of claim 1, wherein the solar panel is provided in a grid configuration.

3. The eyewear apparatus of claim 2, wherein openings of the grid configuration of the separator are aligned with openings of the grid configuration of the cathode.

4. The eyewear apparatus of claim 1, wherein the battery structure to provide power to an electronic component.

5. The eyewear apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a second lens structure to include;

another lens panel; and

another battery structure on the another lens panel, the another battery structure to include an anode, a separator and a cathode.

6. The eyewear apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a solar panel on the another lens panel.

7. The eyewear apparatus of claim 1, wherein the grid configuration of the separator is aligned with the grid configuration of the anode, and the grid configuration of the cathode is aligned with the grid configuration of the separator.

8. The eyewear apparatus of claim 1, wherein openings of the grid configuration of the separator are aligned with openings of the grid configuration of the anode, and openings of the grid configuration of the cathode are aligned with openings of the grid configuration of the separator.

9. An electronic system comprising:

a frame assembly; and

a first lens structure to include;

a lens panel;

an anode, a separator and a cathode on the lens panel, wherein the anode, the separator and the cathode are aligned in a grid configuration; and

a solar panel.

10. The electronic system of claim 9, wherein the anode, the separator and the cathode form a battery structure.

11. The electronic system of claim 10, wherein the solar panel is on the battery structure.

12. The electronic system of claim 10, further comprising a charge circuit to charge the battery structure.

13. The electronic system of claim 10, wherein the frame assembly to include at least one electronic component.

14. A lens structure comprising:

a lens panel;

a battery structure on the lens panel, the battery structure to include an anode having a grid configuration, a separator having a grid configuration and a cathode having a grid configuration; and

a solar panel on the battery structure.

15. The lens structure of claim 14, wherein the grid configuration of the separator is aligned with the grid configuration of the anode, and the grid configuration of the cathode is aligned with the grid configuration of the separator.

16. The lens structure of claim 14, wherein the solar panel is provided in a grid configuration.

17. The lens structure of claim 14, wherein the solar panel to receive energy from light and to provide current based on the received energy.

18. The lens structure of claim 14, wherein the anode is provided on the lens panel, the separator is provided on the anode, and the separator is provided between the anode and the cathode.

19. The lens structure of claim 14, wherein the lens panel is glass or plastic.

20. The lens structure of claim 14, wherein openings of the grid configuration of the separator are aligned with openings of the grid configuration of the anode, and openings of the grid configuration of the cathode are aligned with openings of the grid configuration of the separator.