ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION FOR WEARABLE DEVICES

Abstract: methods, systems, and devices for protecting wearable devices from electrostatic discharge are described. a wearable device may include an inner housing and an outer housing that include electrically-conductive materials. the wearable device may include a printed circuit board (pcb) disposed at least partially between the inner housing and the outer housing, the pcb including one or more sensors configured to acquire physiological data from the user through one or more apertures within the inner housing. the wearable device may include an electrical connection component configured to reduce a difference in an electrical potential between the inner housing and the outer housing by electrically coupling the inner housing and the outer housing.

Inventor(s): Heikki Juhani Huttunen, Reetta Sofia Kuonanoja, Marko Uusitalo, Kari Kuisma Kanniainen

CPC Classification: H05K9/0067 ({Devices for protecting against damage from electrostatic discharge})

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