ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,974, issued on June 3, was assigned to ARMOUR SURVEILLANCE SECURITY EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY LTD (London).

"Method of manufacturing a strap for a wearable device" was invented by Patrick James Fawcett (London) and Richard Dinan (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A strap for a wearable device comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) located within said strap. The PCB comprises a first electronic component, coupled to a first flexible portion. The first electronic component is mounted to a cage, the cage comprising a cage pivot mount. The flexible portion is under tension and urges said first electronic component towards said cage pi...