ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,508, issued on July 15, was assigned to LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS LLC (Springville, Utah).
"Ladders, ladder components and related methods" was invented by N. Ryan Moss (Mapleton, Utah), Ryan Crawford (Salem, Utah) and Keith Emmel (Orem, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ladders, ladder components and related methods are provided. In some embodiments, adjustable stepladders are provided which include locking mechanisms that enable height adjustment of the ladder through application of a force towards the rails of the ladder. In other embodiments, spreader mechanisms are provided with cross bracing located and configured to provid...