ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,771, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Hickory, N.C.).

"Tray arrangements for cassettes" was invented by David Jan Irma Van Baelen (Winksele, Belgium), John T. Pfarr (Le Sueur, Minn.), Michael J. Wentworth (Belle Plaine, Minn.), Scott C. Sievers (Jordan, Minn.), Matthew J. Holmberg (Le Center, Minn.) and Jacob C. Anderson (Chanhassen, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communications panel includes a chassis receiving one or more tray arrangements that each support one or more cassettes. Each cassette carries a plurality of ports at which connections are made between front and rear plug connectors. ...