US Patent Issued to Murata Manufacturing on Oct. 27 for "Ring-type device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,578, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Kyoto-fu, Japan).

"Ring-type device" was invented by Takahiro Nagai (Nagaokakyo, Japan) and Tatsuya Hosotani (Nagaokakyo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ring-type device includes a wireless power receiver circuit, a radio communication circuit, and a ring-shaped structure. The wireless power receiver circuit includes a power receiver circuit, and a loop coil. The radio communication circuit operates with the loop coil serving as an antenna. The power receiver circuit and the radio communication circuit include an electronic component, and a flexible circui...