ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,736, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Head-mountable device with protective liner" was invented by Paul X. Wang (Cupertino, Calif.), Jeremy C. Franklin (San Francisco) and Michael J. Rockwell (Palo Alto, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A head-mountable device can include exchangeable components that can be selected by a user. Such components can include face and head engaging components to secure the head-mountable device on the face and head of the user. Liners can be provided to isolate the components from external and/or environmental influences until removed by a user upon selection of a g...