Patent Application
20220133432
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of preventative medicine. As the pandemic has progressed and vaccines have been developed and distributed, it has become increasingly important to be able to show proof of vaccination in order to gain maskless access to certain establishments and venues. However, there is no universal way to prove vaccination. Different vaccination entities provide different methods of proof of vaccination. Most provide cards, but the cards are not standardized in size, format and/or content and tend to not be especially wear-resistant. Further, it is difficult or impossible to get a replacement card for one that is lost or simply worn out. Thus, there remains a very pressing need for a standardized and wear-resistant means for providing proof of vaccination. The present novel technology addresses this need.
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the claimed technology and presenting its currently understood best mode of operation, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the claimed technology is thereby intended, with such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated device and such further applications of the principles of the claimed technology as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the claimed technology relates.
The claimed technology provides a new method and device for quickly and reliably ascertaining whether the vaccination record of a user. In some embodiments the claimed technology is proactive in information sharing so that the user automatically shares vaccination confirmation with a venue or establishment user's device is queried ad responds with vaccination confirmation and/or more detailed vaccination and like medical history. In other embodiments, the claimed technology may have global application. In still other embodiments, the technology disclosed herein may be adapted for use with respect to other types of infectious diseases and/or vaccines such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Influenza, Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR), and the like. In further embodiments, the disclosed technology may be adapted for use with other types of jewelry or wearable items such as necklaces, pendants, broches, and the like.
The plate portion 22 includes a front face 22 and a rear face 36. The front face 32 includes an information display area 34 and the rear face 36 includes an information display area 38 in which information related to a user's vaccination status may be displayed. The exact size and shape of the display areas 34, 38 may vary, but typically will be large enough to display the desired information so it can be easily read. Information may be recorded in one of both of the information display areas using a variety of suitable recording means such as engraving, chemical etching, laser etching, painting, material additive techniques such as jetting, direct deposition, and the like. Different colors may be used for displaying information so as to make some information easy to read (e.g., using highly contrasting colors) and other information more difficult to read (e.g., using low contrasting colors). Optionally, one or both display areas may be larger than required to contain and display the information initially recorded therein so as to allow for the addition of further information at a later time. For example, an information display area may be size so as to include enough area so that vaccination booster information may be added later when such a booster is received by a user. The exact information shown in the display areas 34, 38 may include a user's name, the fact that a user has been fully or partially vaccinated, the name of the Covid-19 vaccine they have received, the date(s) on which the vaccine was administered, where the vaccine was administered, and/or the name and contact information (phone, text, email, and the like) for the entity which administered the vaccination. In other examples, the information display areas may include images such as an etched image of a vaccination card. Optionally, the information display areas 34, 38 may display the same or different information. For example, the information display area 34 on the front fact 32 of the bracelet 20 might include a generic statement that the wearer has been fully vaccinated while more personal information (the user's name, the date(s) the vaccine was administered, etc.) might only be displayed on the information display area 38 on the rear face of the bracelet 36 so as to not be visible by casual observers but would still be easily accessible by a user to produce and display when asked for proof of vaccination.
A bracelet 40 according to another embodiment is shown in
While the claimed technology has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character. It is understood that the embodiments have been shown and described in the foregoing specification in satisfaction of the best mode and enablement requirements. It is understood that one of ordinary skill in the art could readily make a nigh-infinite number of insubstantial changes and modifications to the above-described embodiments and that it would be impractical to attempt to describe all such embodiment variations in the present specification. Accordingly, it is understood that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the claimed technology are desired to be protected.
This application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent No. 63/091,416 filed on Oct. 14, 2020, which is incorporated by reference herein.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63091416 | Oct 2020 | US |
