Ultralight eyewear devices utilizing optical elements with integrated conductive traces

Abstract

An eyewear device includes a support frame comprising a first frame component and a second frame component, the first frame component housing an electrical component, and an optical element mechanically coupled to the first frame component at a first side and to the second frame component at an opposing second side. The eyewear device further includes a conductive trace disposed at a surface of the optical element, the conductive trace extending across the optical element between the first side and the second side to provide a conductive pathway between the first frame component and the second frame component. A method of operating the eyewear device includes transmitting an electrical signal between the first frame component and the second frame component via the conductive trace. The first frame component can include a temple, and the second frame component can include a bridge or another temple.

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