US Patent Issued to Snap on July 21 for "Contact lenses with multiple power sources" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,743, issued on July 21, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Contact lenses with multiple power sources" was invented by Nir Daube (Pacific Palisades, Calif.), Russell Douglas Patton (Playa Vista, Calif.) and Jonathan M. Rodriguez II (La Habra, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods are disclosed that relate to contact lenses having multiple power sources. In particular, in one aspect, a contact lens can include a transparent substrate and a circuit. The circuit can include one or more sensors, circuitry, one or more photovoltaic cells disposed on or within at least a portion of the substrate, and a...