Wearable Device Made with Silicone Rubber and Electronic Components

• US 20140246501A1
• Filed: 10/09/2013
• Published: 09/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fitbit, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hello, Inc.
• Inventors: Proud, James, Fan, Bryan, Shook, Robert, Fernandez, Joaquin
• Granted Patent: US 9,501,735 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/492
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/0007 Bracelets specially adapted for other functions or with means for attaching other articles
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/0015 providing information, e.g. bracelets with calendars identification bracelets G09F3/005
• CPC Class Codes: A44D 2203/00 Fastening by use of magnets
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/221 Ergometry, e.g. by using bicycle type apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/352 Detecting R peaks, e.g. for synchronising diagnostic apparatus; Estimating R-R interval
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/02 involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/321 using wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/405 Establishing or using transaction specific rules

Abstract

A wearable device includes a wearable device structure at least partially made of a silicone rubber. A support member is at least partially positioned in the wearable device structure. ID circuitry is at least partially positioned and coupled to the support. One or more batteries coupled to the ID circuitry.

Claims

1. A wearable device, comprising:

a wearable device structure at least partially made of a silicone rubber;

a support member positioned at least partially positioned in the silicone rubber;

ID circuitry at least partially positioned and coupled to the support; and

one or more batteries coupled to the ID circuitry.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the support member is made of a non-silicone rubber material.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber has a temperature range of −

55 to 200 degrees C.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber has a specific gravity of 1 to 1.5.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber has a hardness, type A of 20-80.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber has an elongation of 5% to 800%.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber has a tensile strength of 100 to 1500 psi.

8. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

at one least one coating applied to at least a portion of the silicone rubber.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the coating is an anti-microbial coating.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the ID circuitry includes ID storage, and a communication system that reads and transmits the unique ID from the ID storage.

11. The device of claim 10, further comprising:

one or more sensors at the wearable device, the one or more sensors configured to be in communication with a telemetry system.

12. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a power source at the wearable device.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors acquire user information selected from of at least one of, a user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information, and user monitoring.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the wearable device includes an application for monitoring exercise activity of a user.

15. The device of claim 10, further comprising:

a pathway system to route signals through circuitry of the wearable device.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein the telemetry system includes a database of user ID'"'"'s, the telemetry analyzing telemetry data based on at least one of, user'"'"'s activities, behaviors and habit information

17. The device of claim 1, wherein the wearable device is a wristband.

18. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber is made from a gum or liquid.

19. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber is a polysiloxane with backbones of Si—

O—

Si units.

20. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber has repeating units of:

21. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber is a siloxane backbone.

22. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber includes a filler.

23. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber made into a solid by curing, vulcanization or being catalyzed.

24. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber is injection molded.

25. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicon rubber is selected from at least one of, high temperature vulcanization silicone rubber, and room temperature vulcanization silicone rubber.

26. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicon rubber is selected from at least one of, a liquid type and high temperature vulcanization silicone rubber, and a HRS RTV silicone rubber.

27. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber is made from chlorosilanes.

28. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber is made from siloxanediol.

29. The device of claim 1, wherein the silicone rubber is a cyclomethicone.