Patents
US 10145176 B2: Elevated working platform and related methods
- Granted
- 2018-12-04
- Filed
- 2017-05-05 application 15587765
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Elevated work platforms, as well as associated methods, are provided. In one particular embodiment, an elevated platform apparatus is provided comprising a first rail assembly having a pair of rails coupled with a plurality of rungs, a second rail assembly hingedly coupled with the first rail assembly, a platform configured to rest upon a portion of the first rail assembly and the second rails assembly and a cage associated with the platform. The cage may include at least one bar and at least one gate, the at least one gate being configured to swing in a first direction upon a user stepping on to the platform from the first rail assembly, and then swing back to a closed position after the user is standing on the platform. The at least one gate is also limited from being displaced in a second direction, opposite the first direction, beyond the closed position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181204.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WING ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED 51 patents | US company or organization | Springville, UT | WING ENTERPRISES INC State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Ryan Moss | Mapleton, UT | 85 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Darius S. Penrod | Santaquin, UT | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian B. Russell | Saratoga Springs, UT | 61 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sean R. Peterson | Payson, UT | 44 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gary M. Jonas | Springville, UT | 31 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E06C | Ladders | E06C7/182 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-02 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS, LLC signed 2020-12-28 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT PITTSBURGH, PA | 55196/135 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-01-12 | Correction Conversion | WING ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED signed 2020-12-16 | LITTLE GIANT LADDER SYSTEMS, LLC SPRINGVILLE, UT | 55647/194 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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