ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,468, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS LLC (Springville, Utah).

"Adjustable ladders, ladder components, and related methods" was invented by N. Ryan Moss (Mapleton, Utah), Gary Jonas (Springville, Utah), Brian Russell (Salt Lake City) and Sean R. Peterson (Santaquin, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ladders, ladder components, adjustment mechanisms and related methods are provided herein. In one embodiment, a ladder may include an adjustment mechanism for adjusting, for example, a leveler, a stabilizer, or any two relatively displaceable components of the ladder. The adjustment mechanism may include an...