ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,822, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Tony Stone (Hesperia, Calif.).

"Safety attachment for ladders" was invented by Tony Stone (Hesperia, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety attachment which is used to stabilize a straight ladder or an extension ladder, comprising: a main body, which contains an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion are connected to each other; the upper portion can be attached to the ladder, and the lower portion can stably contact ground surface; a plate, which is fixed on the main body, and a first loop is fixed on the plate; and at least one rope, which has one con...