IP Library Granted Patent US 12,629,032
Granted Patent B2
US 12,629,032 · App. 19/044,788 · Granted May 19, 2026

Wearable ring or band with close-fitting spectroscopic sensors

Inventor: Robert A. Connor (Wyoming, MN)
Assignee: Medibotics LLC
A61B5/0075A61B5/6802
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Patent No.
US 12,629,032
App. No.
19/044,788
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wearable ring or band can have spectroscopic sensors on its inner circumference. The ring or band can change: the angles at which light beams from sensors are transmitted; the radial locations of sensors around the inner circumference; and/or the distances between sensors and a person's body. The ring or band can also have an expandable and/or compressible chamber or layer on its inner circumference. The ring or band can also have a flexible, elastic, and/or articulated segment as part of its circumference.

Claims (4)

1 . A wearable device comprising:

a ring or band; and

a plurality of spectroscopic sensors on the inner circumference of the ring or band;

wherein the spectroscopic sensors further comprise light emitters and light receivers, wherein the device further comprises a first light emitter which is configured to project a beam of light with a first wavelength or color into finger tissue at a first angle and a second light emitter which is configured to project a beam of light with a second wavelength or color into finger tissue at a second angle, and wherein the first angle differs from the second angle by at least 10 degrees.

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