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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2021
Fitbit Llc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kevin Li, San Diego, CA (US);
Teemu Taneli Raafael Kaiponen, San Diego, CA (US);
Pieris Berreitter, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ritu Verma, San Diego, CA (US);
FITBIT, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A wearable computing device is provided. The wearable computing device includes a housing and a printed circuit board at least partially disposed within the housing. The wearable computing device includes a display screen electrically coupled to the printed circuit board. The wearable computing device includes a cover positioned on the display screen. The cover includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface includes one or more electrical contacts electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The wearable computing device includes a biometric sensor electrode positioned partially on the top surface of the cover. The biometric sensor electrode wraps at least partially around a periphery of the cover and contacts the one or more electrical contacts on the bottom surface of the cover. The biometric sensor electrode has one or more portions that include a conductive material capable of carrying a radio frequency current.