ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,894, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to WITHINGS (Issy les Moulineaux, France).

"Wearable device comprising a rechargeable battery and associated electrical charger" was invented by Victor Pimenta (Issy les Moulineaux, France), Manon Navellou (Issy les Moulineaux, France), Thomas Droze (Issy les Moulineaux, France) and Samuel Clerc (Issy les Moulineaux, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable device configured to be positioned on a user's wrist, includes a rechargeable battery configured to provide energy for the wearable device, the rechargeable battery including a first pole and a second pole, an enclosure, a crown protrud...