ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,528, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to LEGRAND DPC LLC (Reno, Nev.).

"Outlet module mounting mechanism and power distribution unit incorporating the same" was invented by Thomas Hsueh (Taipei, Taiwan), Alex Lee (New Taipei, Taiwan), Sam Liu (New Taipei, Taiwan) and James P. Maskaly (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outlet module mounting mechanism for use with a power distribution unit including: a bracket attachable to an outlet module; a latch movably coupled to the bracket, wherein the latch has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; a link coupled to the proximal end portion of the latch; and a plunger conn...