ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,566, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).
"Ladder assembly for a fire apparatus" was invented by Eric D. Betz (Clintonville, Wis.), Jennifer L. Bloemer (DePere, Wis.) and Jeffrey D. Aiken (Neenah, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ladder assembly for a fire apparatus includes a first ladder section, a second ladder section extendible relative to the first ladder section, and a slide pad positioned between the first ladder section and the second ladder section. The slide pad includes a body portion, a first engagement surface extending from the body portion, and a second engagement surface extending fr...