US Patent:
20230093738, Mar 23, 2023
Inventors:
- Cupertino CA, US
Han Bi - Santa Clara CA, US
Saahil Mehra - Brookline MA, US
Sinan Filiz - San Mateo CA, US
Xinsheng Chu - Saratoga CA, US
Zachary Gaubert - Austin TX, US
International Classification:
G04G 21/02
G04G 17/08
G01K 1/16
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are electronic devices, including wearable electronic devices, and components and configurations thereof, having one or more temperature sensors separated from the point of contact of the electronic device and an object, such as a user, whose temperature is being measured. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes both a temperature sensor and a light (visible, UV, and/or IR) emitter and sensor. Various embodiments are disclosed by which a temperature sensor may be shielded or separated from a light emitter/detector. A spacer may be used to separate the temperature sensor from the device's housing that contacts the object. The spacer may include a thermal path from the housing to the temperature sensor, and may be opaque to the light detected by a light detector.