ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,348,925, issued on July 1, was assigned to YUKKA MAGIC LLC (Wilmington, Del.).
"Ringed-shaped biometric earpiece" was invented by Steven Francis LeBoeuf (Raleigh, N.C.), Shawn M. Stephenson (Raleigh, N.C.) and Macintosh E. Perry (Garner, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable device includes a ring-shaped housing having a central opening and defining an annular interior volume. The housing is configured to be worn within an ear of a subject such that the subject's ear canal is exposed by the central opening. At least one optical emitter and at least one optical detector are supported within the housing. The housing includes at lea...