US 12,237,700 B2
Environment-integrated smart ring charger
Kenneth Jason Sanchez, San Francisco, CA (US); Theobolt N. Leung, San Francisco, CA (US); and Eric Dahl, Newman Lake, WA (US)
Assigned to QUANATA, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by QUANTA, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/234,180.
Application 18/234,180 is a continuation of application No. 17/937,576, filed on Oct. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,894,704.
Application 17/937,576 is a continuation of application No. 16/929,641, filed on Jul. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,909,238.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/877,391, filed on Jul. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/990,123, filed on Mar. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0387701 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01M 10/46 (2006.01); A44C 9/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01)
CPC H02J 7/0042 (2013.01) [A44C 9/0053 (2013.01); H02J 7/00032 (2020.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A smart ring comprising:
a housing configured to be worn on a finger;
a controller in mechanical connection with the housing;
a power source in mechanical connection with the housing and configured to provide energy to the controller; and
a charging unit in mechanical connection with the housing and configured to convert a first form of energy into a second form of energy, the charging unit being operationally coupled to the power source to provide the second form of energy to the power source to replenish energy provided by the power source;
wherein the first form of energy is one of radiating or evanescent electromagnetic fields or a non-electrical energy and the second form of energy is a direct current; and
wherein the controller executes instructions to control operation of one or more input/output components including a user interface in mechanical connection with the housing and configured to provide information to a user.