Smart ring clip and method of manufacture
AssigneeQuanata, LLC
InventorKenneth Jason Sanchez
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Abstract
A ring clip includes a body. The ring clip also can include a groove disposed within the body and extending along a length of the body between a first end and a second end of the ring clip. The groove can be configured to receive a ring having a conventional ring shape. The body of the ring clip can be removable from the ring. The ring clip further can include a sensor configured to collect information from a user. The first portion of an outside surface of the body can include a location that is outside of the groove. The first portion of the outside surface of the body can include a location that is not configured to contact a finger of the user when the ring clip is coupled to the ring and when the ring is worn on the finger of the user. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.
Claims20
A ring clip comprising:
- a body;
- a groove disposed within the body and extending along a length of the body between a first end and a second end of the ring clip, wherein:
- the groove is configured to receive a ring having a conventional ring shape;
- and
- the body of the ring clip is removable from the ring;
- and
- a sensor configured to collect information from a user;
- wherein a first portion of an outside surface of the body comprises a location that is:
- outside of the groove;
- and
- not configured to contact a finger of the user when the ring clip is coupled to the ring and when the ring is worn on the finger of the user;
- and
- wherein a second portion of the outside surface of the body comprises a location that is:
- outside of the groove;
- and
- configured to contact the finger of the user when the ring clip is coupled to the ring and when the ring is worn on the finger of the user.
A method of providing a ring clip, the method comprising:
- providing a body;
- providing a groove disposed within the body and extending along a length of the body between a first end and a second end of the ring clip, wherein:
- the groove is configured to receive a ring having a conventional ring shape;
- and
- the body of the ring clip is removable from the ring;
- and
- providing a sensor configured to collect information from a user;
- wherein a first portion of an outside surface of the body comprises a location:
- outside of the groove;
- and
- not configured to contact a finger of the user when the ring clip is coupled to the ring and when the ring is worn on the finger of the user;
- and
- wherein a second portion of the outside surface of the body comprises a location that is:
- outside of the groove;
- and
- configured to contact the finger of the user when the ring clip is coupled to the ring and when the ring is worn on the finger of the user.
A method of manufacturing a ring clip, the method comprising:
- creating a body;
- creating a groove disposed within the body and extending along a length of the body between a first end and a second end of the ring clip, wherein:
- the groove is configured to receive a ring having a conventional ring shape;
- and
- the body of the ring clip is removable from the ring;
- and
- disposing a sensor configured to collect information from a user;
- wherein a first portion of an outside surface of the body comprises a location that is:
- outside of the groove;
- and
- not configured to contact a finger of the user when the ring clip is coupled to the ring and when the ring is worn on the finger of the user;
- and
- wherein a second portion of the outside surface of the body comprises a location that is:
- outside of the groove;
- and
- configured to contact the finger of the user when the ring clip is coupled to the ring and when the ring is worn on the finger of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.