ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,794, issued on April 29, was assigned to Safe Rack LLC (Andrews, S.C.).
"Platform system" was invented by Robert W. Honeycutt (Pawleys Island, S.C.), Joseph N. Lane (Murrells Inlet, S.C.), Carson Allan Jones (Andrews, S.C.) and Paul Thomas King Jr. (Florence, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A platform system comprising a platform structure having at least one modular platform unit with platform connection features on a side surface thereof to which other components can be connected, the other components including at least two of the following: another modular platform unit, a stair unit, a tower unit, a handrail unit, and a ladder...