US 12,191,692 B2
Smart ring power and charging
Kenneth Jason Sanchez, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to QUANATA, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by QUANATA, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on May 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/661,982.
Application 18/661,982 is a continuation of application No. 16/926,262, filed on Jul. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,984,742.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/877,391, filed on Jul. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/992,328, filed on Mar. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0297514 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); A44C 9/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01)
CPC H02J 7/0045 (2013.01) [A44C 9/0053 (2013.01); H02J 7/00032 (2020.01); H02J 7/02 (2013.01); H02J 50/001 (2020.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ring comprising:
a housing, comprising:
a first power source configured to be charged by a second power source wherein:
the second power source is removably positioned adjacent to an inner surface of the housing to charge the first power source; and
the inner surface of the housing is configured to contact a finger of a user who wears the ring; and
a component configured to:
draw energy from the first power source and perform at least one of:
sense a physical phenomenon external to the housing; or
send communication signals to a communication device.