ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,492, issued on June 24, was assigned to Dell Products LP (Round Rock, Texas).

"Rack cable routing device" was invented by Ruben Rolando Castillo Jr. (Converse, Texas), Neal Beard (Austin, Texas), Richard A. Reiter (Georgetown, Texas) and Troy Jackson (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rack cable routing device includes a cable securing base that includes cable securing element(s) that are configured to secure cable(s) to the cable securing base. The rack cable routing device also includes an elongated handle that extends from the cable securing base and that includes an elongated handle distal end that is opposite the el...