US 12,422,889 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 Mar. 14, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/080,604.
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 Dec. 18, 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. 28, 2017.
Application 19/080,604 is a continuation of application No. 18/323,384, filed on May 24, 2023.
Application 18/323,384 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 Mar. 7, 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. 30, 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 Sep. 8, 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 2025/0216900 A1, Jul. 3, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); 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 5/332 (2021.01); A61B 5/349 (2021.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); G04G 21/02 (2010.01); 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
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable ring device configured to be worn on a finger of a user, the wearable ring device comprising:
an external housing comprising a metallic material, the external housing comprising an exterior surface, an internal surface, a first flange, and a second flange, wherein the internal surface, the first flange, and the second flange define an internal space of the external housing; and
an internal potting that at least partially surrounds 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, and wherein at least a portion of the internal potting forms an interior surface of the wearable ring device that is configured to contact the user when the wearable ring device is worn by the user,
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 a curved portion of the wearable ring device, 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, and
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 physical movement of the user;
a temperature sensor configured to detect 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; and
one or more light sensors configured to detect one or more of the visible light, the infrared light, or the near-infrared light to support measurement of a heart rate and a blood oxygenation level of the user.