ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,489, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).
"Platform for a ladder assembly of a fire apparatus" was invented by David W. Archer (Hortonville, Wis.), Eric D. Betz (Clintonville, Wis.) and Eric R. Linsmeier (Oshkosh, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ladder assembly includes a ladder and a basket. The ladder has a first end and an opposing second end configured to couple to the fire apparatus. The basket is coupled to the first end of the ladder. The basket includes a subfloor frame assembly, a floor panel coupled to the subfloor frame assembly, and an upper frame assembly extending upward from and aroun...