ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,357, issued on July 7, was assigned to Werner Co. (Itasca, Ill.).
"Ladder, components thereof, and accessories for use therewith" was invented by Ivan D. Lopez (Hermitage, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gate assembly may include a gate which includes a first end and a second end, one or more hinges coupled to the first end of the gate, wherein at least one of the one or more hinges includes an offset spring assisted hinge including a hinge rivet, a spring, a plunger, a hinge bolt, and a support tube, a stop coupled to the second end of the gate and configured to contact a stop mounting bracket, and a mounting bracket attached to...