US Patent Issued to QUANATA on Sept. 9 for "Harvesting energy for a smart ring via piezoelectric charging" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,413,163, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to QUANATA LLC (San Francisco).

"Harvesting energy for a smart ring via piezoelectric charging" was invented by Kenneth Jason Sanchez (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart ring includes a housing configured to be worn by a user. The smart ring can further include a power source disposed within the housing. The smart ring also can include a charging circuit disposed within the housing. The charging circuit can include a harvesting element configured to charge the power source. The harvesting element can be configured to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. The smart ring...