ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,224, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Crown for an electronic watch" was invented by Richard A. Davis (San Carlos, Calif.) and David D. Dashevsky (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic watch may include a housing defining a side wall, a display, a front cover positioned over the display, and an input system configured to receive a rotational input and a translational input. The input system may include a crown including a knob external to the housing and a rotor coupled to the knob and configured to rotate in response to the rotational input and translate in response to the t...