ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,285, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Dell Products LP (Round Rock, Texas).

"Latch assemblies for protecting chassis" was invented by Peter Timothy Clark (Taipei, Taiwan), Matthew Bryan Gilbert (Bend, Ore.) and Richard William Guzman (Lago Vista, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for managing chassis of data processing systems are disclosed. The chassis may be managed by reversibly attaching them to structural members such as rails. When so attached, the chassis may be fixedly held in a position. To facilitate access to an interior of the chassis, the chassis may be detached from the structural memb...