ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,730, issued on July 21, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Conformable facial interface" was invented by Nicholas R. Trincia (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wearable electronic device including a display, a frame attachable to the display, a facial interface movably attached to the frame, and a linkage assembly movably connecting the facial interface to the frame. The linkage assembly can include a first arm pivotably attached to the frame, the first arm comprising a first end and a second end, a second arm pivotably attached to the first end and attached to the facial interface, and a third arm pivotabl...