ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,536, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Whoop Inc. (Boston).

"Mechanically sealed housings for physiological monitors" was invented by Benjamin August Rothenberg Peterson (Cambridge, Mass.) and Aurelian Nicolae (Providence, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An enclosure for an electronic device, such as a wearable physiological monitor, may be formed of at least two different materials, e.g., a first part formed of a first material (e.g., a metal) and a second part formed of a second material (e.g., a plastic). The second part may include an opening to receive at least a portion of the first part therein, where the first part include...