ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,779, issued on March 3, was assigned to Werner Co. (Itasca, Ill.).
"Work platform and method" was invented by David Pozgay (Wilmette, Ill.), Milbert O. La Valle (Taguig City, Philippines), Lucindo Sofronio DL. Valenciano (Barangay Kasilawan Makati City, Philippines), Devin Hughes (Itasca, Ill.), Slavisa Dacic (Hanover Park, Ill.), John Maher (Crystal Lake, Ill.) and Weston Van Wembeke (Severna Park, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work platform includes a plank which telescopes to a desired width. The work platform includes a first leg assembly rotatably attached adjacent to a first end of the plank. The work platform includes a...