US 12,346,160 B2
Wearable computing device
Curt C. von Badinski, Valencia, CA (US); Michael J. Strasser, San Francisco, CA (US); and Peter Twiss, Lakewood, CA (US)
Assigned to Ouraring, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Ouraring Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/038,474.
Application 16/224,686 is a division of application No. 15/444,217, filed on Feb. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,156,867, issued on Nov. 28, 2018.
Application 15/444,217 is a division of application No. 14/556,062, filed on Nov. 28, 2014, granted, now 9,582,034, issued on Feb. 8, 2017.
Application 19/038,474 is a continuation of application No. 18/323,387, filed on May 24, 2023, granted, now 12,210,381.
Application 18/323,387 is a continuation of application No. 18/179,272, filed on Mar. 6, 2023, granted, now 11,874,701, issued on Jan. 16, 2024.
Application 18/179,272 is a continuation of application No. 17/519,201, filed on Nov. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,599,147, issued on Feb. 15, 2023.
Application 17/519,201 is a continuation of application No. 17/013,348, filed on Sep. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,188,124, issued on Nov. 10, 2021.
Application 17/013,348 is a continuation of application No. 16/224,686, filed on Dec. 18, 2018, granted, now 10,768,666, issued on Aug. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/006,835, filed on Jun. 2, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/910,201, filed on Nov. 29, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2025/0181112 A1, Jun. 5, 2025
Int. Cl. A61B 5/332 (2021.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/021 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/349 (2021.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); G04G 21/02 (2010.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 10/75 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/70 (2022.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.01); H02S 99/00 (2014.01)
CPC G06F 1/163 (2013.01) [A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/021 (2013.01); A61B 5/02416 (2013.01); A61B 5/1118 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/1455 (2013.01); A61B 5/332 (2021.01); A61B 5/349 (2021.01); A61B 5/681 (2013.01); A61B 5/6826 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01); G02B 19/0052 (2013.01); G02B 19/0061 (2013.01); G04G 21/02 (2013.01); G04G 21/025 (2013.01); G06F 1/1635 (2013.01); G06F 3/014 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 10/751 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/70 (2022.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.12); H02S 99/00 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0214 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2562/146 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01); A61B 2562/166 (2013.01); G02B 19/0042 (2013.01); G06V 40/15 (2022.01); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A wearable ring device configured to be worn on a finger of a user, the wearable ring device configured to sense data related to physical movement, skin temperature, heart rate, and blood oxygenation level of the user, comprising:
a housing having an interior diameter between 12 mm and 24 mm, an exterior diameter between 18 mm and 30 mm, a width between 3 mm and 8 mm, and a thickness between 1.5 mm and 3 mm, the housing comprising:
an external housing, made of metallic material, having an exterior surface, an internal surface, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, wherein the internal surface, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall define an internal space of the external housing; and
an internal potting at least partially surrounding a curved battery, a printed circuit board, and one or more components, wherein the internal potting at least partially fills the internal space of the external housing, wherein at least a layer of the internal potting forms an interior surface of the wearable ring device that is configured to contact tissue of the user when the wearable ring device is worn by the user,
wherein the internal potting adheres to the external housing, and wherein the external housing and the internal potting together enclose the curved battery, the printed circuit board, and the one or more components,
wherein the curved battery has a size and shape configured to fit within the housing, the curved battery extending along a first portion of a curved perimeter of the external housing,
wherein the printed circuit board is electrically coupled with the curved battery, the printed circuit board extending along a second portion of the curved perimeter of the external housing,
wherein the one or more components are electrically coupled with the printed circuit board and the curved battery, the one or more components comprising:
an accelerometer configured to detect the physical movement of the user;
a temperature sensor configured to detect the skin temperature of the user;
a first light emitting diode (LED) configured to emit visible light and a second LED configured to emit one of infrared light or near-infrared light, wherein the first LED and the second LED are positioned to emit one or more of the visible light, the infrared light, or the near-infrared light through the internal potting towards the tissue of the user; and
one or more light sensors configured to detect the one or more of the visible light, the infrared light, or the near-infrared light to measure the heart rate and the blood oxygenation level of the user.