Apple Issued Solar Power Patent

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has just released a series of newly issued Apple patents.  While this may not come as a surprise – as Apple seems to patent something new every week – one of those patents is of particular interest as it applies to solar power technology.

As reported by MacNN, the patent was filed in 2006 and is titled “Portable Devices Having Multiple Power Interfaces.”  The application states that this solar power technology could be applied to a wide variety of devices, from the iPhone to the MacBook.

Before getting too excited about this patent, more details will need to come to light.  Leaving a phone or computer in the sunlight may not be the best idea (especially in high temperatures), so it will be interesting to see how/if Apple integrates this technology into their products.