ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,505, issued on June 24, was assigned to Pinjack International LLC (Auburn, Ala.).

"Pluggable transceiver module" was invented by Tyler A. Ista (San Rafael, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pluggable transceiver module comprises a spring-loaded latching/delatching mechanism comprising a release structure mechanically and a release tab. The release tab has an end disposed to be contacted by a user to move the latching/delatching mechanism between a latched position and a delatched position. Moving the latching/delatching mechanism from the latched position to the delatched position causes a distal portion of the release arm to m...