ROANOKE, Va.—PogoTec, a Roanoke-based start-up specializing in wearable technology, has completed a licensing agreement with wireless power industry leader WiTricity Corp. under its patents related to wireless energy transfer for electronic devices physically supported by eyewear.

“The WiTricity license complements PogoTec’s intellectual property and allows for compatible electronic wearable devices on eyewear to be powered wirelessly. These devices will also be able to send and receive data. We are thrilled to be a WiTricity licensee and are excited about the potential opportunities with eyewear this provides our company,” said PogoTec president Ron Blum. “This furthers our mission of using eyewear as the preferred platform for electronic wearable devices while preserving the fashion look and style of eyewear.”

Farooq Butt, senior vice president business development and strategy for WiTricity Corp., commented, “This licensing agreement gives PogoTec a decided advantage in delivering flexible wireless charging to the eyewear market. Eyewear offers a new frontier for wireless power, and WiTricity is excited to license our intellectual property to a pioneer in the industry like PogoTec,” he said.

As VMail reported on June 3, Pogotec is focused on bringing to market its patent pending On-Track platform, which involves attaching electronic wearable devices to prescription and non-prescription eyeglass.

WiTricity Corp., based in Watertown, Mass., was founded in 2007 to commercialize a new technology for wireless electricity invented and patented two years earlier by a team of physicists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The company’s technology is used for consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, medical, military applications.