ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,031, issued on April 7, was assigned to Oura Health Oy (Oulu, Finland).

"Detachable battery in a wearable ring device" was invented by Gary Watts (Oceanside, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and devices for operating a wearable device are described. A wearable device may include a first portion that has one or more electrical contacts and at least one sensor configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of a user. The first portion may also include one or more detachment features configured to detachably couple a removable battery with the first portion. The removal battery may be coupled with one ...