ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,683,268, issued on July 14, was assigned to GOERTEK TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Shandong, China).

"Wireless wearable device" was invented by Kenichiro Kodama (Shandong, China) and Katsunori Ishimiya (Shandong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless wearable device, including a housing, a PCB located inside the housing, and an antenna module connected to the PCB. The antenna module is configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal, and includes a first electrode. A part of a body of a user and the first electrode together serve as an antenna for the wireless signal. A total length of the first electrode can be lower than a quarter...