Enhanced Health and Vital Signs Monitoring Ring with Integrated Display

Publication ID: 24-11857342_0001_PTD
Published: October 28, 2025
Category:Direct Improvements & Enhancements

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Health and Vital Signs Monitoring Ring with Integrated Display,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857342_0001_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857342_0001_PTD
This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,342.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

An advanced health monitoring ring with integrated display, featuring haptic feedback, machine learning-based health risk prediction, biocompatible materials, and comprehensive health profiling, providing users with enhanced vital signs monitoring and personalized health insights.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent, 'Health and vital signs monitoring ring with integrated display and making of same', had limitations in providing users with timely alerts, predicting potential health risks, and ensuring a safe and hygienic wearable experience. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by introducing a haptic feedback module, machine learning algorithms, biocompatible materials, and a mobile application for comprehensive health profiling.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The enhanced health monitoring ring features a haptic feedback module that provides tactile alerts to users when vital signs exceed predetermined thresholds, ensuring timely interventions. The ring incorporates a machine learning algorithm that analyzes historical vital signs data to predict potential health risks, enabling users to take proactive measures. The ring housing is constructed from biocompatible, antimicrobial materials, reducing the risk of infection. A mobile application tracks and analyzes vital signs data over time, providing a comprehensive health profile and personalized health recommendations.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce novel features, including haptic feedback, machine learning-based health risk prediction, biocompatible materials, and comprehensive health profiling, which are non-obvious and significant improvements over the original patent.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include variations in the type of sensors used, the design of the ring housing, or the integration of additional features, such as GPS or voice assistant capabilities. The concept could also be adapted for use in other wearable devices, such as smartwatches or fitness trackers.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The enhanced health monitoring ring has significant commercial potential in the healthcare and wearable technology industries, particularly in the areas of preventive medicine, remote patient monitoring, and personalized health and wellness.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
A A61 A61B5/6826
A A61 A61B5/01
A A61 A61B5/0245
A A61 A61B5/1455
A A61 A61B2562/0215
A A61 A61B2562/0219
A A61 A61B2562/0271
A A61 A61B2562/166

Field of Art

Medical electronics and wearable health monitoring devices, specifically focusing on physiological parameter tracking using integrated sensor technologies in compact form factors like rings. Requires expertise in biomedical engineering, electronic sensor design, signal processing, and human-computer interaction

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A biomedical engineer or electrical engineer with advanced degree, 3-5 years experience in wearable medical device design, familiar with biosensor technologies, signal processing algorithms, and miniaturized electronic integration techniques

Obviousness Rationale

A person having ordinary skill would recognize that the published technical disclosure represents predictable variations and incremental improvements to the source patent's core health monitoring ring technology. The additional features like haptic feedback, machine learning risk prediction, and biocompatible materials are logical extensions of existing wearable health monitoring design principles. These variations represent standard design choices that would be apparent to a skilled practitioner seeking to enhance user experience and device functionality.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Ring with integrated ECG and physiological sensors
PTD Variation
Adding machine learning algorithm for health risk prediction based on sensor data
Obviousness Reasoning
Predictable application of known machine learning techniques to existing sensor data collection, representing a standard approach to extracting enhanced diagnostic insights from continuous physiological monitoring
Source Patent Element
Ring with display and electrode contacts
PTD Variation
Incorporating haptic feedback module for threshold alerts
Obviousness Reasoning
Known technique of adding user notification mechanisms to medical monitoring devices, representing a straightforward design enhancement to improve user interaction and health awareness
Source Patent Element
Electronic ring with printed circuit board assembly
PTD Variation
Using biocompatible and antimicrobial housing materials
Obviousness Reasoning
Routine materials engineering optimization to improve device safety and user compatibility, utilizing well-established approaches in medical device design
Source Patent Element
Vital signs monitoring ring with sensor integration
PTD Variation
Mobile application for comprehensive health data tracking and analysis
Obviousness Reasoning
Predictable extension of medical device functionality using standard smartphone integration techniques, representing an expected evolution in connected health technologies
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857342 and the published technical disclosure, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed variations obvious and anticipated, as the disclosed innovations represent logical, predictable improvements to existing vital signs monitoring ring technologies through standard design modifications and well-known techniques in medical electronics and wearable sensor design.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,342
TitleHealth and vital signs monitoring ring with integrated display and making of same
Assignee(s)JABIL INC.