US Patent Issued to Werner on July 21 for "Remote extendable ladder and methods" (Illinois, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,069, issued on July 21, was assigned to Werner Co. (Itasca, Ill.).

"Remote extendable ladder and methods" was invented by Tek Lentine (Aurora, Ill.), Thomas W. Parker (Jamestown, Pa.) and David S. Pozgay (Wilmette, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multipurpose ladder having a first pulley attached adjacent a top of a first base right rail. The ladder includes a first anchor attached adjacent a bottom of the first fly right rail. The ladder comprises a first cable having a free end and a fixed end. The fixed end attached to the first anchor. The first cable extending from the first anchor about the first pulley and past the first...