ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,228,169, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Hoffman Enclosures Inc. (Anoka, Minn.).

"System and method for mounting a panel to an electrical cabinet" was invented by David Ramos (Madrid).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for mounting a panel to a wiring cabinet are provided. The wiring cabinet can include a frame profile with a frame profile opening and the panel can have a panel opening. A fastening element used to mount the panel to the wiring cabinet can include an expanding rivet with an opening and at least two rivet legs. The expanding rivet can be received through the panel opening and the frame profile opening whe...