US Patent Issued on Sept. 30 for "Ladder dock" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,909, issued on Sept. 30.

"Ladder dock" was invented by Charles J. MacKarvich (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ladder dock includes a planar mounting panel defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of the mounting panel configured to contact and be secured to a surface of an elevated structure; and a planar connecting panel defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the connecting panel extending from the mounting panel and angled upward with respect to the mounting panel by a bend angle, the connecting panel defining a first notch and a second notch, a portion of the connecting panel positioned be...