US Patent Issued to Jarrett McNeely on April 14 for "Illuminated marine ladder" (Louisiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,439, issued on April 14, was assigned to Jarrett McNeely (Metairie, La.).

"Illuminated marine ladder" was invented by Jarrett McNeely (Metairie, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A marine ladder comprising a plurality of steps and spreaders used for pilot or seaman access to vessel. The ladder comprises a plurality of illumination means positioned along the steps of the marine ladder. In one or more embodiments, the illumination means are also positioned along the spreaders. A means to power the illuminators is preferably a solar panel located on one or more of the spreaders."

The patent was filed on Sept. 22, 2021, under Applicat...