ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,582, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Ring input device with variable rotational resistance" was invented by Michael Beyhs (Pfaffenheck, Germany), Richard G. Huizar (San Marcos, Calif.), Filip Ilievski (Belmont, Calif.), Jean Hsiang-Chun Lu (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Thayne M. Miller (Escondido, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ring input device, and more particularly to variable rotational resistance mechanisms within the ring input device that modulate the rotational friction of a rotating outer band to improve the user experience, is disclosed. Because finger rings are often small and routine...