ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,508, issued on Feb. 3.
"Pipe adapter for ladder placement" was invented by Timothy Porter (New Windsor, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe standing adapter is a device designed for placement on a round pipe to create a flat surface. An interrupting flange, offset from a center and extending parallel to a length of a pipe (between locations about semi-circular openings for a pipe) is on the otherwise flat surface designed for a base of a ladder to be abutted there-against. An acutely angled ladder can then be placed against the interrupting flange and a worker can climb down the ladder safely on to the platform which rests on t...