ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,717, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Adrian Steel Co. (Adrian, Mich.).
"Ladder rack with reducible width and/or height" was invented by Elizabeth Elaine Willnow (Adrian, Mich.), Mark Anthoney Henry Jr. (Adrian, Mich.), Joshua Michael Gerez (Tecumseh, Mich.), Robert Michael Butcher (Saint Charles, Mich.), Joshua Merle Rogers (Adrian, Mich.), Joshua James Parker (Adrian, Mich.), Peter Francis Rowlson (Addison, Mich.), Benjamin Burke (Britton, Mich.) and Zachary Burk (Adrian, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A slide assembly for a ladder rack may be adapted to selectively move with respect to a roof bow rail. The assembly may hav...