ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,035, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Nissan North America Inc. (Franklin, Tenn.).
"Ladder assemblies for vehicles" was invented by Sam Kaddouh (West Bloomfield, Mich.) and James Adams (Farmington Hills, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ladder assembly is disclosed that is configured for use with a vehicle. The ladder assembly includes a case and a ladder defining a longitudinal axis. The case include at least one engagement member that is configured for releasable engagement with the vehicle such that the ladder assembly is removably connectable thereto. The ladder is reconfigurable between a collapsed configuration and an e...