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ANTENNA DEVICE

An antenna device suppresses reflection of electromagnetic waves from a human body or other conductors, which causes the electromagnetic waves to be sufficiently emitted in a target direction. The antenna device includes an antenna pattern and a metasurface layer. The metasurface layer is a layer that is layered on the antenna pattern and disposed on the human body side. The metasurface layer includes a first low-loss film and a second low-loss film. A first metasurface is formed on the first low-loss film. A second metasurface is formed on the second low-loss firm.

RADIO FREQUENCY-BASED THERAPEUTIC DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
20230132050 · 2023-04-27 ·

Methods, devices, and processor-readable storage media for a radio frequency-based (RF-based) therapeutic for the treatment of neurological conditions are provided herein. An example device includes one or more antenna elements sized and configured for one or more operational frequencies; at least one RF generator-controller unit; at least one switching element coupled with at least a portion of the one or more antenna elements; and a distributed functional architecture and/or at least one cable, wherein the distributed functional architecture and/or the at least one cable facilitates transmission of one or more of RF emissions, one or more antenna control voltages, and one or more system-control signals between the at least one RF generator-controller unit and the at least one switching element in connection with at least a portion of the one or more antenna elements.

Antenna design in the body of a wearable device

A portable computing device includes an antenna within its housing structure for wireless connectivity, where an upper partition of the housing structure is used to construct an antenna plane, and a ground plane is incorporated into a lower partition of the housing structure. In some cases, the antenna is capable of maintaining wireless connectivity over a wide frequency band. Some embodiments include a device mount external to the upper partition and the lower partition of the housing structure that enables mounting the portable computing device to another entity, such as a user. In some cases, the device mount is external to the antenna used by the portable computing device, and does not include any portions of the antenna.

Ring-shaped antenna and ear module comprising same
11637364 · 2023-04-25 · ·

Disclosed are: a ring-shaped antenna which is formed in the form of a ring mounted between the housing of an ear module and the outer circumference of a coin-shaped battery and communicates with an antenna, mounted on another ear module, via NFMI; and a wireless earphone comprising the ring-shaped antenna. The disclosed ring-shaped antenna comprises: a first terminal sheet and a second terminal sheet, each extending from one side of a base sheet and having a terminal formed thereon; a plurality of front radiation patterns disposed apart from one another on the front surface of the base sheet; and a plurality of rear radiation patterns disposed apart from one another on the rear surface of the base sheet, wherein the plurality of front radiation patterns and the plurality of rear radiation patterns are connected through via-holes and thereby form an antenna pattern wound in the vertical direction of the base sheet.

Hinge designs in wearable electronic devices

The disclosed embodiments provide a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device includes a frame containing a front portion configured to rest over a nose of a user, a first arm configured to rest over an ear of the user. The wearable electronic device also includes a first hinge connecting the front portion and the first arm. The first hinge includes an interior portion that houses a wire connected to a first electronic component in the front portion and a second electronic component in the first arm. The first hinge also includes an exterior portion that hides the wire during rotation of the first arm about the first hinge between a folded position and an unfolded position.

Methods for training a model for use in radio wave based blood pressure monitoring
11596321 · 2023-03-07 · ·

Methods for training a model for use in monitoring a health parameter in a person are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method involves monitoring a blood pressure of a person using a control blood pressure monitoring system, receiving control data that corresponds to the monitoring using the control blood pressure monitoring system, receiving stepped frequency scanning data that corresponds to radio waves that have reflected from blood in a blood vessel of the person, wherein the stepped frequency scanning data is collected through multiple receive antennas over a range of frequencies, generating training data by combining the control data with the stepped frequency scanning data in a time synchronous manner, and training a model using the training data to produce a trained model, wherein the trained model correlates stepped frequency scanning data to values that are indicative of a blood pressure of a person.

Electronic optical sensing device

An electronic device can include a housing that includes an optically transparent component. First and second light emitters can be positioned in the internal volume defined by the housing. A light detector can be positioned in the internal volume and can be optically isolated from the first and second light emitters within the internal volume. An opaque material can be disposed on the optically transparent component and can be positioned to inhibit light emitted from the second light emitter from reaching the light detector and to allow light emitted from the first light emitter to reach the light detector.

Earphone module
11477564 · 2022-10-18 · ·

An earphone module includes an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a first radiator, a second radiator, a conductive member, and a first insulating member. The first radiator includes a feeding end. The second radiator includes a ground end, and a first slot is formed between the first radiator and the second radiator. The conductive member is connected to the first radiator and the second radiator. The first insulating member is disposed in the first slot. The first radiator, the second radiator, the conductive member, and the first insulating member collectively serve as at least a part of a shell of the earphone module.

PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
20230068998 · 2023-03-02 · ·

A portable electronic apparatus includes a case, a solar cell disposed in the case, a GPS antenna as an antenna section disposed in the case, including a base as a nonconductive member and a conductive body disposed on a surface of the nonconductive member, and adapted to receive a positioning satellite signal, and a circuit board disposed in the case, and electrically connected to the solar cell and the antenna section, and the antenna section overlaps the solar cell in a planar view viewed from a normal direction of light receiving surfaces of the solar cell.

PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
20230068998 · 2023-03-02 · ·

A portable electronic apparatus includes a case, a solar cell disposed in the case, a GPS antenna as an antenna section disposed in the case, including a base as a nonconductive member and a conductive body disposed on a surface of the nonconductive member, and adapted to receive a positioning satellite signal, and a circuit board disposed in the case, and electrically connected to the solar cell and the antenna section, and the antenna section overlaps the solar cell in a planar view viewed from a normal direction of light receiving surfaces of the solar cell.