US 11,984,742 B2
Smart ring power and charging
Kenneth Jason Sanchez, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to BLUEOWL, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by BlueOwl, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/926,262.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/992,328, filed on Mar. 20, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/877,391, filed on Jul. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0361588 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
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 smart ring comprising:
a band-shaped housing, including:
an internal power source; and
a component configured to draw energy from the internal power source, and to perform at least one of:
sense a physical phenomenon external to the band-shaped housing,
send communication signals to a communication device external to the band-shaped housing, or
implement a user interface;
wherein the internal power source is configured to be charged by a removable power source disposed as a platform coupled to an outer surface of the band-shaped housing via a mechanical connector.