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Granted Patent B2
US 12,292,728 · App. 18/395,428 · Granted May 6, 2025

Soft smart ring and method of manufacture

Inventor: Kenneth Jason Sanchez (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: QUANATA, LLC
G05B19/4099B29C64/10B29C64/20B29C64/393B33Y10/00B33Y30/00B33Y50/02B33Y80/00A44C9/0053B29L2031/7096G05B2219/49007
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Patent No.
US 12,292,728
App. No.
18/395,428
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A smart ring includes a body. The body includes a first part including at least a part of a sensor unit. The body also can include a second part including at least a part of an output unit and removably connected to the first part of the body. The body can further include a first pair of removable portions. The first pair of removable portions can include a first removable portion connected to the first part of the body. The first pair of removable portions also can include a second removable portion connected to the second part of the body. The first removable portion can be removable from the body. The second removable portion can be removable from the body. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims (82)

1. A smart ring comprising:

a body comprising:

a first part comprising at least a part of a sensor unit;

a second part comprising at least a part of an output unit, wherein the second part of the body is removably connected to the first part of the body; and

a pair of removable portions separate from the first part of the body and the second part of the body, and comprising:

a first removable portion removably connected to the first and second parts of the body; and

a second removable portion removably connected to the first and second parts of the body, wherein:

the pair of removable portions removably couple together the first and second parts of the body.

2. The smart ring of claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises an inside surface adapted to contact a finger of a user during use of the smart ring, and wherein the sensor unit or the output unit is disposed on the inside surface.

3. The smart ring of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the body comprises an electric sensor fabric material.

4. The smart ring of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the body comprises a silicone material adapted to function as part of one of an artificial muscle or a nerve, and wherein the silicone material is configured to generate electricity or sense pressure.

5. The smart ring of claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises an outside surface and an inside surface opposite the outside surface and configured to be closer to a finger of a user than the outside surface when the smart ring is worn on the finger of the user, and wherein the sensor unit or the output unit is disposed closer to the outside surface than the inside surface.

6. The smart ring of claim 1 , wherein:

the first removable portion comprises a first magnet; and

the second removable portion comprises a second magnet.

7. The smart ring of claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit comprises at least one sensor selected from one or more of a touch sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, an electronic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a sound sensor, or a light sensor.

8. The smart ring of claim 1 , further comprising:

a housing coupled to the body, wherein:

at least one component disposed at least partially within the housing is selected from one or more of a battery, a charging unit, a processing unit, a user input unit, a communication unit, a memory unit, a second part of the sensor unit, or a second part of the output unit.

9. The smart ring of claim 1 , wherein:

the output unit is coupled to an output device; and

the output device comprises a display or a speaker.

10. The smart ring of claim 1 , wherein:

the first part of the body comprises a recess;

the second part of the body comprises a tab adapted to be disposed within the recess when the first part of the body and the second part of the body are connected to each other;

the first removable portion is disposed adjacent to the recess; and

the second removable portion is disposed on or attached to the tab, such that the first removable portion and the second removable portion are adjacent to each other when the tab is disposed within the recess.

11. The smart ring of claim 1 , wherein:

the first part of the body is a top body part;

the second part of the body is a bottom body part;

the first removable portion is attached to the top body part; and

the second removable portion is attached to the bottom body part, such that the first removable portion and the second removable portion are adjacent to and in contact with each other when the bottom body part is connected to the top body part.

12. A method of manufacturing a smart ring, the method comprising:

creating a first part of a body, wherein:

the first part of the body comprises at least a part of a sensor unit;

creating a second part of the body, wherein:

the second part of the body comprises at least a part of an output unit; and

the second part of the body is removably connected to the first part of the body; and

providing a pair of removable portions separate from the first part of the body and the second part of the body, and comprising:

a first removable portion removably connected to the first and second parts of the body; and

a second removable portion removably connected to the first and second parts of the body, wherein:

the pair of removable portions removably couple together the first and second parts of the body.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first pair of removable portions comprise a pair of magnetic removable portions.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising wherein:

at least one of:

creating the first part of the body comprises disposing the sensor unit at an inside surface of the body; or

creating the second part of the body comprises disposing the output unit at the inside surface of the body; and

a finger of a user is closer to the inside surface of the body than the outside surface of the body opposite the inside surface of the body when the smart ring is worn on the finger of the user.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein:

at least one of:

creating the first part of the body comprises disposing the sensor unit; or

creating the second part of the body comprises disposing the output unit on an outside surface of the body; and

a finger of a user is closer to the inside surface of the body than the outside surface of the body opposite the inside surface of the body when the smart ring is worn on the finger of the user.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the output unit comprises at least one component selected from one or more of an LCD display, an OLED display, one or more e-ink displays, one or more LED pixels, or a speaker.

17. A system for additively manufacturing a smart ring, the system comprising:

a communication network;

a scanning device communicatively coupled to the communication network and comprising:

a non-volatile memory configured to store a scanning module, and

at least one processor configured to execute the scanning module to create a user-specific scan; and

a computing device communicatively coupled to the communication network, wherein when a module stored in the non-volatile memory of the computing device is executed by at least one processor of the computing device, the computing device is configured to:

receive data from the scanning device relating to the user-specific scan; and

create a user-specific smart ring profile based at least in part on the data received from the scanning device, wherein the user-specific smart ring profile is adapted to be transmitted to a 3D printer to implement the user-specific smart ring profile, and wherein the 3D printer is configured to receive the user-specific smart ring profile from the computing device and implement the user-specific smart ring profile to additively manufacture the smart ring comprising:

a body comprising:

a first part;

a second part removably connected to the first part of the body; and

a pair of removable portions separate from the first part of the body and the second part of the body, and comprising:

a first removable portion removably connected to the first and second parts of the body; and

a second removable portion removably connected to the first and second parts of the body,

wherein:

the first part of the body comprises at least a part of a sensor unit;

the second part of the body comprises at least a part of an output unit; and

the pair of removable portions couple together the first and second parts of the body.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the body further comprises an inside surface configured to be closer to a finger of a user during use of the smart ring than an outside surface of the body, and wherein at least one of the sensor unit or the output unit is disposed at the inside surface.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the at least a portion of the body comprises an electric sensor fabric material.

20. A smart ring comprising:

a body comprising:

a first part comprising at least a part of a sensor unit;

a second part removably connected to the first part of the body and comprising at least a part of an output unit; and

a means for removably connecting the first part of the body to the second part of the body, wherein:

the means for removably connecting the first part of the body to the second part of the body comprises a first portion connected to the first part of the body and a second portion connected to the second part of the body;

the first portion of the means for removably connecting the first part of the body to the second part of the body is removable from the first and second parts of the body; and

the second portion of the means for removably connecting the first part of the body to the second part of the body is removable from the first and second parts of the body.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 29, 2024
From: BLUEOWL, LLC
To: QUANATA, LLC
Reel/Frame 067558/0600 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2024
From: SANCHEZ, KENNETH JASON
To: BLUEOWL, LLC
Reel/Frame 066032/0773 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16927394 · Jul 13, 2020
Provisional Application 62988065 · Mar 11, 2020
Provisional Application 62877391 · Jul 23, 2019
Related Publication 20240126236A1 · Apr 18, 2024
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