ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,831, issued on March 18, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Watch with band device" was invented by Michael J. Ershov (Escondido, Calif.) and Travis J. McQueen (Lee, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wearable electronic devices, such as watches, can include a watch body and a band device that can be used together or independently of one another. The band device can provide continual operation of its functions even in the absence of the watch body. The assembly of the watch body and the band device can provide secure engagement, communication, and power sharing. Accordingly, neither the watch body nor the band device ...