ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,178, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio).
"Fire rescue ladder" was invented by Nicholas Fasola (Ewa Beach, Hawaii).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rescue ladder includes a first ladder portion having a plurality of cross members forming steps, a second ladder portion having a plurality of cross members forming steps, and a central portion connected between the first ladder portion and the second ladder portion. A slide is coupled to the central portion of the ladder. The rescue ladder is configured to permit a rescuer to straddle the...