ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,479, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS LLC (Springville, Utah).

"Top cap and accessory tray for ladders and ladders incorporating same" was invented by Steven S. Miner (Springville, Utah) and N. Ryan Moss (Mapleton, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of ladders, top caps and ladder accessories are provided herein. In accordance with one embodiment, a ladder includes a first pair of spaced apart rails having one or more rungs extending between and coupled with the first pair of spaced apart rails. The ladder further includes a second pair of spaced apart rails. A top cap is coupled with either t...