ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,728, issued on July 21, was assigned to META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Menlo Park, Calif.).

"Adjustable band for head-mounted display" was invented by Andre Adams (Felton, Calif.), Balaji Chelladurai (Kent, Wash.) and David Edwin Stroud (Soquel, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "As disclosed herein, an apparatus for adjusting a tension of a headband of a head-mounted display (HMD) is provided. The apparatus may include a base plate including a stationary ratchet drum. The apparatus may include a rotating cap positioned over at least the stationary ratchet drum to define an internal space therebetween. The rotating cap may inclu...