Apple patents wearable band with separate compartments for chip and battery
Apple has filed a patent for a wearable device band that uses a flexible layer with cutouts to house different components. One opening holds the processing unit, while another holds the battery, with electrical traces in the band connecting them.
In the filing’s own words
Embodiments are directed to wearable electronic devices including a band having a flexible layer and a routing layer coupled to the flexible layer. The routing layer including one or more electrical traces. A first enclosure is coupled to the band at a first opening and includes a first upper enclosure segment coupled to a first side of the band and a first lower enclosure segment coupled to a second side of the band. A processing unit is enclosed within the first enclosure and electrically coupled to the routing layer. A second enclosure is coupled to the band at a second opening and includes a second upper enclosure segment coupled to the first side of the band and a second lower enclosure segment coupled to the second side of the band. A battery is enclosed within the second enclosure and electrically coupled to the processing unit via the routing layer.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A wearable electronic device comprising: a multilayered band comprising: a flexible layer defining multiple openings; and a routing layer coupled to the flexible layer and extending across each of the multiple openings, the routing layer comprising a set of electrical traces; a first assembly coupled to the multilayered band at a first opening of the multiple openings, the first assembly, comprising: a first upper enclosure segment positioned at a first side of the multilayered band; and a first lower enclosure segment positioned at a second side of the multilayered band; and a processing unit at least partially enclosed by the first upper enclosure segment and the first lower enclosure segment, positioned at least partially within the first opening and electrically coupled to the routing layer; a second assembly coupled to the multilayered band at a second opening of the multiple openings, the second assembly comprising: a second upper enclosure segment positioned at the first side of the multilayered band; and a second lower enclosure segment positioned at the second side of the multilayered band; and a battery at least partially enclosed by the second upper enclosure segment and the second lower enclosure segment, positioned at least partially within the second opening and electrically coupled to the processing unit via the routing layer.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- MULTI-NODE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
- Publication number
- US20260299642A1
- Application number
- 19701429
- Filed
- Jun 8, 2026
- Published
- Oct 1, 2026
- Inventors
- 9
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06F 1/163 Physics & computingMore from Apple in Wearables
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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