ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,702, issued on April 7, was assigned to Werner Co. (Greenville, Pa.).
"Ladder and accessory for a ladder" was invented by Ivan D. Lopez (Hermitage, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accessory for a ladder rail with a rung having a housing to be removably and fixedly attached to the rail. The accessory having an elongate member attached to the housing and extending beyond the housing. The accessory having a first locking assembly attached to the housing having a lock state which locks the housing to the rail, and an unlocked state which unlocks the housing from the rail so the housing is able to be removed from the rail. A method ...