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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2020
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Katsuyuki Sakuma, Fishkill, NY (US);
Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 11/00 (2006.01); G02C 7/04 (2006.01); H02N 2/18 (2006.01); H10N 30/30 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 11/10 (2013.01); G02C 7/04 (2013.01); H02N 2/18 (2013.01); H10N 30/30 (2023.02);
Abstract
An approach to harvesting electrical energy from a user blinking is disclosed. The approach uses an apparatus that includes a piezoelectric film attaching to a user's eyelid, a wire connecting the piezoelectric film to an electronic component; and an antenna surrounding an eye of the user connecting to the electronic component. The approach includes harvesting electrical energy from a user blinking with the piezoelectric film and the antenna wirelessly transmitting the electrical energy to smart contact lens worn by the user.