ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,655, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to JIAXING JACKSON TRAVEL PRODUCTS Co. LTD (Jiaxing, China).

"Folding ladder" was invented by Xuelin Zhu (Jiaxing, China) and Jing Li (Jiaxing, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A folding ladder includes a front frame, a rear frame, a pedal, and a locking mechanism for locking the pedal. The front frame is rotatably connected with the rear frame, and the pedal is rotatably connected with the front frame. The locking mechanism includes a hook member, a snap portion capable of being engaged with the hook member, and a control member that controls the engagement and/or disengagement of the hook memb...