Burt Rutan, the brains behind SpaceShipOne, and Paul Allen, its moneybags, are not alone.

ECONOMIST: SpaceShipOne

But what really made him rich was the same thing the high-tech set hang their moneybags on today: a patent.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Android owners with anemic batteries will be happy to learn that there's also a microUSB version floating around, and yes, Mr. and Mrs. moneybags, there's a version for your iPhone 5 coming out, too, but you'll have to wait until mid-May.

ENGADGET: ChargeCard pocket iPhone charger starts shipping, we go hands- and wallets-on