ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,775,148, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Corp. (Corning, N.Y.).

"Tray assembly for making fiber optic connections and associated method" was invented by Diana Rodriguez (Mansfield, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tray assembly for organizing cables includes a tray, at least one retainer coupled to the tray and configured to receive and retain an adapter assembly, and at least one tray rail coupled to the tray. The tray rail includes a first latch and a second latch that each have a first end and a second end. The tray rail also includes first and second biasing members for biasing the second end o...