Patents by Inventor Dirk Plenkers

Dirk Plenkers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10394280
    Abstract: Embodiments of wearable electronic devices, components thereof, and related systems and techniques are disclosed herein. For example, a wearable electronic device may include a wearable support structure having a first surface and a second surface; a first electrode located at the first surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on a portion of the user's body, the first electrode is arranged to contact the user's skin in the portion of the user's body; a second electrode located at the second surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on the portion of the user's body, the second electrode is arranged to not contact the user's skin in the portion of the user's body; and a resistance switch having first and second input terminals coupled to the first and second electrodes, respectively. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Dirk Plenkers, Hans-Joachim Barth, Bernd Waidhas, Yen Hsiang Chew, Kooi Chi Ooi, Howe Yin Loo
  • Publication number: 20180157289
    Abstract: Embodiments of wearable electronic devices, components thereof, and related systems and techniques are disclosed herein. For example, a wearable electronic device may include a wearable support structure having a first surface and a second surface; a first electrode located at the first surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on a portion of the user's body, the first electrode is arranged to contact the users skin in the portion of the users body; a second electrode located at the second surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on the portion of the users body, the second electrode is arranged to not contact the users skin in the portion of the users body; and a resistance switch having first and second input terminals coupled to the first and second electrodes, respectively. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Dirk Plenkers, Hans-Joachim Barth, Bernd Waidhas, Yen Hsiang Chew, Kooi Chi Ooi, Howe Yin Loo
  • Patent number: 9904321
    Abstract: Embodiments of wearable electronic devices, components thereof, and related systems and techniques are disclosed herein. For example, a wearable electronic device may include a wearable support structure having a first surface and a second surface; a first electrode located at the first surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on a portion of the user's body, the first electrode is arranged to contact the user's skin in the portion of the user's body; a second electrode located at the second surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on the portion of the user's body, the second electrode is arranged to not contact the user's skin in the portion of the user's body; and a resistance switch having first and second input terminals coupled to the first and second electrodes, respectively. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Dirk Plenkers, Hans-Joachim Barth, Bernd Waidhas, Yen Hsiang Chew, Kooi Chi Ooi, Howe Yin Loo
  • Publication number: 20160274621
    Abstract: Embodiments of wearable electronic devices, components thereof, and related systems and techniques are disclosed herein. For example, a wearable electronic device may include a wearable support structure having a first surface and a second surface; a first electrode located at the first surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on a portion of the user's body, the first electrode is arranged to contact the user's skin in the portion of the user's body; a second electrode located at the second surface, wherein, when the wearable electronic device is worn by a user on the portion of the user's body, the second electrode is arranged to not contact the user's skin in the portion of the user's body; and a resistance switch having first and second input terminals coupled to the first and second electrodes, respectively. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Thorsten Meyer, Dirk Plenkers, Hans-Joachim Barth, Bernd Waidhas, Yen Hsiang Chew, Kooi Chi Ooi, Howe Yin Loo