Inductive LED Jewelry

Abstract

A jewelry apparatus including a power module, a magnetically permeable band connected to the power module, the magnetically permeable band including a core and a primary winding disposed around the core, the primary winding electrically connected to the power module. A bead can have an aperture shaped to receive the magnetically permeable band, the bead including a secondary winding positioned around the magnetically permeable band when the magnetically permeable band is received through the aperture, and at least one light source electrically connected to the secondary winding. The core in the magnetically permeable band can include a flexible band of magnetically permeable cores, or the core can otherwise be flexible. The jewelry apparatus can include a wireless transceiver either on the power module or the bead such that the jewelry apparatus can be communicated wirelessly with other jewelry apparatuses.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A jewelry apparatus comprising:
 a power module;   a magnetically permeable band connected to the power module, the magnetically permeable band comprising
 a core; and 
 a primary winding disposed around the core, the primary winding electrically connected to the power module; and 
   a bead having an aperture shaped to receive the magnetically permeable band, the bead comprising
 a secondary winding positioned around the magnetically permeable band when the magnetically permeable band is received through the aperture; and 
 at least one light source electrically connected to the secondary winding. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bead further comprises:
 a bobbin, the aperture located in the bobbin; and   an outer bead shell disposed on the bobbin,   wherein the secondary winding and the at least one light source are disposed on the bobbin and are at least partially covered by the outer bead shell.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the magnetically permeable band further comprises a winding wrapping layer disposed around the primary winding. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the power module further comprises a rechargeable battery and a primary printed circuit board, the primary printed circuit board electrically connected to the battery and the primary winding. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the primary printed circuit board is configured to supply power to the primary winding via the battery at timed intervals. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a secondary printed circuit board located on the bead, the secondary winding electrically connected to the at least one light source via the secondary printed circuit board. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a charging station configured to be selectively coupled to the power module, the charging station configured to supply power to the power module. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a fabric covering at least partially enclosing the magnetically permeable band. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the magnetically permeable band includes a first end and a second end, the first end fixedly connected to the power module, the second end configured to detachably couple to the power module. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the second end of the magnetically permeable band includes a magnetic clasp configured to detachably couple to the power module. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a wireless transceiver located on either the bead or the power module. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the magnetically permeable band is flexible. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of beads, each bead comprising
 a corresponding aperture shaped to receive the magnetically permeable band;   a corresponding secondary winding positioned around the magnetically permeable band when the corresponding aperture receives the magnetically permeable band; and   a corresponding light source electrically connected to the corresponding secondary winding.   
     
     
         14 . A jewelry apparatus comprising:
 a power module;   a magnetically permeable band connected to the power module, the magnetically permeable band comprising
 a flexible band of magnetically permeable cores connected to the power module; and 
 a primary winding disposed around the flexible band of magnetically permeable cores, the primary winding electrically connected to the power module; 
   and   a bead having an aperture shaped to receive the magnetically permeable band, the bead comprising
 a secondary winding positioned around the magnetically permeable band when the aperture receives the magnetically permeable band; and 
 at least one light source electrically connected to the secondary winding. 
   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the flexible band of magnetically permeable cores further comprises a plurality of ferrite beads. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus or  claim 14 , wherein the magnetically permeable band further comprises a core wrapping layer disposed around the flexible band of magnetically permeable cores. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the primary winding has a first primary winding end and second primary winding end, the first primary winding end electrically connected to the power module; and   the apparatus further comprises a lead wire electrically connected to the power module, extending through the flexible band of magnetically permeable cores, and electrically connected to the second primary winding end to form a closed loop between the primary winding and power module.   
     
     
         18 . A jewelry apparatus comprising:
 a first jewelry assembly comprising
 a first power module; 
 a first magnetically permeable band connected to the first power module, the first magnetically permeable band including a first core and a first primary winding disposed around the first magnetically permeable band; and 
 a first bead having a first aperture shaped to receive the first magnetically permeable band, the first bead including a first secondary winding positioned around the first magnetically permeable band when the first aperture receives the first magnetically permeable band, and a first light source electrically connected to the first secondary winding; 
   a second jewelry assembly comprising
 a second power module; 
 a second magnetically permeable band connected to the second power module, the second magnetically permeable band including a second core and a second primary winding disposed around the second core; and 
 a second bead having a second aperture shaped to receive the second magnetically permeable band, the second bead including a second secondary winding positioned around the second magnetically permeable band when the second aperture receives the second magnetically permeable band, and a second light source electrically connected to the second secondary winding; and 
   a wireless network configured to wirelessly communicate the first jewelry assembly with the second jewelry assembly.   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein:
 the wireless network further comprises a first wireless transceiver and a second wireless transceiver;   the first wireless transceiver is located on either the first power module or the first bead and the first wireless transceiver creates a first signal;   the second wireless transceiver is located on either the second power module or the second bead and the second wireless transceiver creates a second signal.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the first and second light sources are configured to light up when the first jewelry apparatus and the second jewelry apparatus are in proximity to one another such that the first wireless transceiver receives the second signal and the second wireless transceiver receives the first signal.