ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,097, issued on March 18.
"Ladder rack and method of use" was invented by Jason Fulgham (Keller, Texas), Jarrett Armstrong (Keller, Texas) and Justin Smith (Celina, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ladder rack includes a base having a connection for engaging with a hitch receiver of a vehicle; an H frame connected to the base and supported above the base, the H frame having one or more horizontal arms extending between a first side and a second side; a first pair of L brackets attached to H frame and extending therefrom at a top position; a second pair of L brackets attached to the H frame and extending therefrom at a bottom po...