ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,209, issued on June 2, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Stretchable fabric items" was invented by Camille I Henrot (San Francisco), Kristen L Cretella (San Francisco) and Jessica J Lu (Menlo Park, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Items such as wrist straps may include a knit fabric tube or other fabric outer layer having first and second knit fabric portions that form an outer surface of the strap. The knit fabric outer layer may surround an interior cavity having one or more channels. Strands of elastomeric material may be located in the channels. The strands of elastomeric material may each stay within a single ...