ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,327, issued on July 15, was assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC (Claremont, N.C.).

"Rack mounted enclosure" was invented by Dennis Krampotich (Shakopee, Minn.), Paul M. Lawson (Minneapolis) and Jacob C. Anderson (Chanhassen, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a telecommunication device including an enclosure configured to be mounted to a telecommunication rack. The device also includes a tray that mounts within the enclosure, the tray being slidably movable relative to the enclosure along a front-to-rear axis between a first position and a second position. The tray is fully within the enclosure ...