# US 2022/0045541 A1 · Wearable device cleaning and charging device

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- Number: US 2022/0045541 A1
- Document ID: US20220045541A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/985,488
- Filed: 2020-08-05
- Published: 2022-02-10
- Earliest claimed: 2020-08-05
- Assignees: Iot Med/Dent Solutions LLC
- Applicants: Iot Med/Dent Solutions LLC
- Inventors: Richard Kreifeldt; Robert Miller; Juliana Miller
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220045541A1

## CPC

- A61C 17/036: {Cleaning devices for dental prostheses removed from the oral cavity}
- H02J 7/02: for charging batteries from AC mains by converters
- B08B 3/12: by sonic or ultrasonic vibrations
- B08B 7/0057: {by ultraviolet radiation}
- H02J 50/10: using inductive coupling
- H02J 50/12: of the resonant type
- H02J 50/20: using microwaves or radio frequency waves
- H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
- A61C 7/08: Mouthpiece-type retainers {or positioners, e.g. for both the lower and upper arch (arch-shaped medicament applicators for teeth or gums A61C19/063; mouthguards for protecting the teeth of sportsmen A63B71/085)}
- A61C 13/26: {Dentures without palates; Partial dentures, e.g. bridges}
- A61C 2204/002: using batteries
- A61C 2204/005: using chip tag or any electronic identification mean, e.g. RFID
- G16Y 10/60: Healthcare; Welfare
- G16Y 20/20: relating to the thing itself
- A61C: DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE (non-driven toothbrushes A46B; {tongue scrapers A61B17/24;} preparations for dentistry A61K6/00; preparations for cleaning the teeth or mouth A61K8/00, A61Q11/00)
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- B08B: CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- G16Y: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS [IoT]

## Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a device which charges and cleans a personal wearable device. The device includes a wireless charging circuit disposed within the device, and an ultraviolet light source disposed within the device. Further disclosed is a system which includes a device and a personal wearable device. The device includes a charging unit including wireless charging circuitry, and a cleaning unit including at least one ultraviolet light source; and a personal wearable device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device, comprising:
a wireless charging circuit disposed within the device, and
an ultraviolet light source disposed within the device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the ultraviolet light source is a UV-C light source.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the wireless charging circuit includes an inductive coil.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the wireless charging circuit is a radiative electromagnetic resonant charging circuit.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the wireless charging circuit uses uncoupled radio frequency charging.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising:
a device chamber disposed within the device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising:
an ultrasonic cleaner.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising:
one or more reservoirs disposed within the device.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The device of claim 8, wherein the one or more reservoirs comprise a cleaning agent reservoir, a water storage reservoir, and a used cleaner reservoir.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising:
a bacterial sensor.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein a personal wearable device is charged and cleaned simultaneously within the device.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising an energy management circuit.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising a display.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising a transceiver.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The device of claim 14, wherein the transceiver receives information from a personal wearable device and transmits the information to a cloud server through Internet communication circuitry.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The device of claim 14, further comprising Internet communication circuitry which transmits information generated by the device during one or more of a charging cycle and a cleaning cycle to a cloud computing server.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The device of claim 16, wherein the information generated by the device during one or more of a charging cycle and a cleaning cycle includes contaminant data.

### Claim 18

A system comprising:
a device, comprising:
a charging unit including wireless charging circuitry,
a cleaning unit including at least one ultraviolet light source; and
a personal wearable device.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The system of claim 18, wherein the personal wearable device includes an energy storage.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The system of claim 18, further comprising:
an ultrasonic cleaner.
