ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,812, issued on March 25, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Watch band for a smart watch" was invented by Kathryn P. Crews (Menlo Park, Calif.), Peter F. Coxeter (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Yiwei Tao (Cupertino, Calif.), Shantanu R. Ranade (Mountain View, Calif.), Christopher I. Edwards (Odenton, Md.), David M. Kindlon (Felton, Calif.) and Linda D. Benavente-Notaro (Sherman Oaks, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A watch band for a smart watch can secure the smart watch to the user's wrist. The watch band can include a continuous loop of woven material to conform around the user's wrist. The watch band can further include...