IP Library Granted Patent US 1,077,798
Granted Patent S1
US 1,077,798 · App. 29/951,795 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Smart ring

Inventors: Byungchan Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehyung Hong (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 1,077,798
App. No.
29/951,795
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a smart ring, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2024
From: LEE, BYUNGCHAN; HONG, JAEHYUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068178/0094 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 30-2024-0016084 · Apr 24, 2024 · national
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