ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,430, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Suunto Oy (Vantaa, Finland).
"Wearable device and a docking station" was invented by Mikko Sepanniitty (Vantaa, Finland), Niko Tarnanen (Vantaa, Finland), Eero Varjonen (Vantaa, Finland) and Ari Hurtta (Vantaa, Finland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a wearable device, comprising connectors comprising a first connector and a second connector for interfacing with another device and/or a charger; a first switch for connecting the first connector and the second connector to a battery charging circuit of the wearable device; a second switch for connecting the first connector and th...