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Publication Number
US-12594031-B2
Publication Date
2026-04-07
Expiration Date
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for operating a wearable device are described. A wearable device may include a first portion that has one or more electrical contacts and at least one sensor configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of a user. The first portion may also include one or more detachment features configured to detachably couple a removable battery with the first portion. The removal battery may be coupled with one or more electrical contacts for the removable battery. The removable battery may also be coupled with one or more counterpart detachment features that are configured to interface with the one or more detachment features of the first portion such that the one or more electrical contacts for the removable battery connect with the one or more electrical contacts of the first portion when the removable battery is detachably coupled with the first portion.
Core Innovation
The wearable ring device includes a first portion comprising one or more first electrical contacts and at least one sensor configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of a user. The first portion comprises one or more detachment features configured to detachably couple a curved removable battery with the first portion. The curved removable battery is formed in an arc with a first end and a second end and includes one or more second electrical contacts.
The curved removable battery further includes one or more counterpart detachment features coupled with at least the first end of the arc forming the curved removable battery. The counterpart detachment features interface with the detachment features of the first portion so that the one or more second electrical contacts for the curved removable battery connect with the one or more first electrical contacts of the first portion when the curved removable battery is detachably coupled with the first portion.
The arrangement enables removable battery coupling through the detachment features while maintaining electrical contact between the curved removable battery and the first portion. The disclosure further describes mechanical and safety-related detachment features, including structurally weakened or breakaway ring sections configured to release from the user under threshold force, as well as detachment mechanisms that can use magnets for coupling and electrical contact. The curved removable battery is also described as forming a waterproof barrier when coupled with the first portion.
Claims Coverage
The claims coverage is grounded in one independent claim (clm-00001), with multiple dependent refinements that specify additional structural and functional features for detachment mechanisms, waterproofing, ring geometry, and optional power distribution to an antenna. The independent claim focuses on a sensor-bearing first ring portion with electrical contacts and a curved removable battery that is detachably coupled while establishing electrical connection via detachment features and counterpart detachment features.
Detachably coupled curved removable battery with matched electrical contacts
A first portion comprising one or more first electrical contacts and at least one sensor measuring one or more physiological parameters, wherein the first portion comprises one or more detachment features configured to detachably couple a curved removable battery; the curved removable battery is formed in an arc with a first end and a second end and includes one or more second electrical contacts; one or more counterpart detachment features coupled with at least the first end interface with the detachment features such that the second electrical contacts connect with the first electrical contacts when the curved removable battery is detachably coupled with the first portion.
Magnet-based coupling and detachment using positive and negative terminals
Detachment features and corresponding counterpart detachment features include magnets, and the detachment features include a first magnet to couple to the battery’s positive terminal and a second magnet to couple to the battery’s negative terminal.
Waterproof barrier between exterior surface and curved removable battery when coupled
A waterproof barrier formed between an exterior surface of the wearable ring device and the curved removable battery when the curved removable battery is detachably coupled with the first portion.
Arc geometry with curved sub-portions having a width relationship
A first curved sub-portion with a first width less than a second curved sub-portion with a second width.
Battery-powered antenna
The first portion includes an antenna, and the curved removable battery is configured to supply power to the antenna.
Overall, the claims cover a wearable ring having a first portion with sensors for physiological parameters and electrical contacts, plus a curved removable battery that detachably couples via detachment features and counterpart detachment features to connect the battery electrical contacts to the ring electrical contacts. Dependent refinements further cover magnet-based detachment with positive and negative terminals, formation of a waterproof barrier when coupled, specific curved sub-portion width relationships, and an optional antenna powered by the curved removable battery.
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