ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,515, issued on June 17, was assigned to Hoffman Enclosures Inc. (Anoka, Minn.).
"Panel support and installation system" was invented by Jose Antonio Rodriguez (Madrid), David Ramos (Madrid) and Florin Patrunjel (Brasov, Romania).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A panel support system for mounting a panel to an enclosure can include support profiles mounted to a top and a bottom of the enclosure. The support profiles can define elongate channels that can be sized to receive a top or bottom portion of the panel. The bottom support profile can have apertures along a base wall of the profile. Elements for reducing friction, including, for e...