Granted Patent B2

US 12,228,968 · App. 18/396,534 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Inventors: Curt C. von Badinski (Valencia, CA); Michael J. Strasser (San Francisco, CA); Peter Twiss (Lakewood, CA)

Assignee: Ouraring, Inc.

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Abstract

Claims (38)

1. A finger-worn wearable ring device, comprising:

a housing having an inner curved surface and an outer curved surface, wherein at least a portion of the inner curved surface is configured to at least partially contact a tissue of a user;

a curved battery positioned within a curved portion of the housing;

a first electrical contact disposed at least partially within the inner curved surface of the housing;

a second electrical contact disposed at least partially within the outer curved surface of the housing; and

one or more processors disposed at least partially within the housing, the one or more processors configured to;

cause one of the first electrical contact or the second electrical contact to generate an electrical current; and

perform one or more electrical measurements associated with the user based at least in part on the electrical current received via the other of the first electrical contact or the second electrical contact via an electric pathway formed between the first electrical contact, the tissue of the user, and the second electrical contact.

2. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrical contact, the second electrical contact, or both, are electrically isolated from the housing.

3. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises:

an inner housing having at least a portion of the inner curved surface, wherein the inner housing comprises one or more electrically conductive materials, and wherein the first electrical contact comprises the inner housing; and

an outer housing having at least a portion of the outer curved surface, wherein the outer housing comprises a conductive pad, and wherein the second electrical contact comprises the conductive pad.

4. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 3 , wherein the inner housing is electrically isolated from the outer housing.

5. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

authenticate an identity of the user based at least in part on comparing the one or more electrical measurements to an electrocardiogram (ECG) profile associated with the user.

6. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

perform one or more actions based at least in part on authenticating the user, wherein the one or more actions comprise transmitting biometric data collected by the finger-worn wearable ring device to an additional device, generate one or more signals configured to allow the user access to a vehicle or door, generate one or more signals to complete a two-factor authentication procedure, or any combination thereof.

7. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the electrical current is transmitted into the tissue of a first hand of the user, and wherein the electrical current is received via additional tissue of a second hand of the user, wherein the one or more electrical measurements comprise electrical measurements across a heart of the user.

8. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein one or more electrical measurements comprise electrocardiogram measurements.

9. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein one or more electrical measurements comprise measurements of P-U waveforms of the electrical current received via the first electrical contact or the second electrical contact.

10. A method, comprising:

generating an electrical current using a first electrical contact of a finger-worn wearable ring device, the first electrical contact electrically coupled with a curved battery disposed within a curved portion of a housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device, wherein the first electrical contact is disposed at least partially within an inner curved surface of the housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device, or within an outer curved surface of the housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device;

receiving the electrical current using a second electrical contact of the finger-worn wearable ring device via an electric pathway formed between the first electrical contact, a tissue of a user, and the second electrical contact, wherein the second electrical contact is disposed at least partially within the other of the inner curved surface or the outer curved surface of the housing; and

performing, using one or more processors of the finger-worn wearable ring device, a user device communicatively coupled to the finger-worn wearable ring device, or both, one or more electrical measurements associated with the user based at least in part on the electrical current received via the second electrical contact.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first electrical contact, the second electrical contact, or both, are electrically isolated from the housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device comprises:

an inner housing having at least a portion of the inner curved surface, wherein the inner housing comprises one or more electrically conductive materials, and wherein the first electrical contact comprises the inner housing; and

an outer housing having at least a portion of the outer curved surface, wherein the outer housing comprises a conductive pad, and wherein the second electrical contact comprises the conductive pad.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the inner housing is electrically isolated from the outer housing.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

authenticating an identity of the user based at least in part on comparing the one or more electrical measurements to an electrocardiogram (ECG) profile associated with the user.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

performing, using the one or more processors, one or more actions based at least in part on authenticating the user, wherein the one or more actions comprise transmitting biometric data collected by the finger-worn wearable ring device to the user device, generating one or more signals configured to allow the user access to a vehicle or door, generating one or more signals to complete a two-factor authentication procedure, or any combination thereof.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the electrical current is transmitted into the tissue of a first hand of the user, and wherein the electrical current is received via the tissue of a second hand of the user, wherein the one or more electrical measurements comprise measurements across a heart of the user.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein one or more electrical measurements comprise electrocardiogram measurements.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein one or more electrical measurements comprise measurements of P-U waveforms of the electrical current received via the first electrical contact or the second electrical contact.

19. The finger-worn wearable ring device of claim 1 , wherein the housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device has an interior width between 12 mm and 24mm and an exterior width between 18 mm and 30 mm for at least a portion of the finger-worn wearable ring device, and wherein the curved battery is positioned within the curved portion of the housing having a thickness of between 1.5 mm and 3 mm, the thickness of the curved portion of the housing measured between the outer curved surface and the inner curved surface of the finger-worn wearable ring device.

20. The method of claim 10 , wherein the housing of the finger-worn wearable ring device has an interior width between 12 mm and 24 mm and an exterior width between 18 mm and 30 mm for at least a portion of the finger-worn wearable ring device, and wherein the curved battery is positioned within the curved portion of the housing having a thickness of between 1.5 mm and 3 mm, the thickness of the curved portion of the housing measured between the outer curved surface and the inner curved surface of the finger-worn wearable ring device.

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