ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,322,990, issued on June 3, was assigned to QUANATA LLC (San Francisco).

"Environment-integrated smart ring charger" was invented by Kenneth Jason Sanchez (San Francisco), Theobolt N. Leung (San Francisco) and Eric Dahl (Newman Lake, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart ring includes a housing. The smart ring also can include a power source disposed within or at the housing. The power source can be configured to receive energy. The smart ring can further include a controller disposed within or at the housing. The power source also can be configured to power the controller. The controller can be configured to estimate a charging sta...