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Granted Patent B2
US 11,769,361 · App. 17/409,392 · Granted Sep 26, 2023

Wearable data transmission device and method

Inventor: Edward John McLear (Bradford, GB)
Assignee: MCLEAR LIMITED
G07C9/28G06F21/00G06K19/04G06K19/07762G06K19/07766G07C9/22H04B1/385H04B2001/3861H04M1/72412
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Patent No.
US 11,769,361
App. No.
17/409,392
Granted
Sep 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a wearable radio device for access control. The radio device has an inside portion and an outside portion. The inside portion includes a first transponder and a second transponder. A first barrier is located between the first transponder and the second transponder. A second barrier is located between the first transponder and the second transponder in an outside portion of the wearable device.

Claims (25)

1. An apparatus for access control comprising:

a wearable device comprising:

a first transponder and a second transponder; and

a barrier,

wherein the barrier extends from an inside surface of the wearable device to an outside surface of the wearable device and is located between the first transponder and the second transponder; and

wherein the wearable device is configured to write a plurality of actions to the first transponder and the second transponder; and

a target device configured to access data transmitted from the first transponder and the second transponder.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a shielding material.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the shielding material is made of either flexible graphite or polymer.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the shielding material, the first transponder, and the second transponder are located in an inside portion of the wearable device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the barrier is made of either ceramics or metal.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first transponder is a public transponder and the second transponder is a private transponder.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the public transponder is an RFID public transponder and the private transponder is an RFID private transponder.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the target device is NFC enabled.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first transponder and the second transponder are covered by an inlay cover.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first transponder and the second transponder are covered by an RFID passive coating.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the target device further comprises a sweet spot.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the sweet spot is a heat map.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first transponder and the second transponder is an NTAG 203 chip.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first transponder and the second transponder is an NTAG 216 chip.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the target device is within touch distance from the wearable device, wherein the touch distance is less than or equal to 10 mm.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first transponder and the second transponder comprise ISO14443A standard and operate at a frequency of 13.56 Mhz.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wearable device comprises a ring.

18. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the target device comprises a digital door lock.

19. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the target device comprises a mobile system including a cell phone, laptop or tablet.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR'S EXECUTION DATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 71846 FRAME: 697. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Aug 26, 2025
From: MCLEAR LTD.
To: MTG CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072557/0543 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2025
From: MCLEAR LTD.
To: MTG CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071846/0697 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2023
From: MCLEAR, EDWARD JOHN
To: MCLEAR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064621/0154 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16780786 · Feb 3, 2020
Continuation 15795950 · Oct 27, 2017
Continuation 14319151 · Jun 30, 2014
Provisional Application 61863141 · Aug 7, 2013
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