ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,313, issued on July 14, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Head-mountable devices with modular lens assemblies" was invented by Paul X. Wang (Cupertino, Calif.), Jeremy C. Franklin (San Francisco) and Adam Y. Kollgaard (Santa Clara, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A head-mountable device can include assemblies that provide fit adjustment capabilities when assembled together. By providing head-mountable devices with modular features, certain assemblies can provide fit adjustment capabilities without requiring other assemblies to be custom designed or available in a wide variety of sizes and/or shapes. A lens assemb...