Patents Assigned to Werner Co.
  • Patent number: 12631068
    Abstract: A ladder having a first rail having a bottom and a web, a first flange attached to a first end of the web and a second flange attached to a second end of the web. The ladder having a second rail. The ladder having rungs attached to the first rail and second rail upon which a user steps to climb the ladder. The ladder having a foot having a plastic body with a recess which receives the end of the first rail and is positioned about and conforms to the web and the first and second flanges of the first rail. The foot has a plastic base having a top side from which the body extends. The base has an edge positioned about the body with perforations, and a rubber tread disposed along an underside of the base and extending through the perforations and along the edge on the top side of the base to form an overmolded portion of the tread that attaches the tread to the base without any mechanical or other types of fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventor: Steve Dings
  • Patent number: 12631067
    Abstract: A ladder top having a front side flange, a rear side flange, a right side flange and a left side flange. The right side flange has a right metal plate through which right fasteners extend into a right front rail and a right rear rail. The left side flange having a left metal plate through which left fasteners extend into a left front rail and a left rear rail. A ladder top with passages for carabiners. Ladders with metal plates on the side flanges, or with passages for carabiners on the ladder top of the ladder. Methods of using a ladder. A method of producing a ladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventors: Claire Armenoff, Michael T. Melton, Weston Van Wambeke
  • Patent number: 12618247
    Abstract: A storage structure for a scaffold is disclosed. In one embodiment, the storage structure includes at least one back panel, at least two side panels, and at least one door. The at least one back panel and the two side panels are configured to be affixed to the frame of a scaffold, and the at least one door is rotatably affixed to one of the two side panels. When the panels and the door are secured to the frame of the scaffold, an interior is defined having sides formed by the panels and door, and a top and a bottom each formed by horizontal decks of the scaffold. The panels and door hook and clamp into place on existing scaffold structures, and do not require that the scaffold be modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventors: Sang Oh, Michael Gong, Robert A. Bergum
  • Patent number: 12607063
    Abstract: A ladder is disclosed which has a lockable pivot arrangement. The lockable pivot arrangement is located and connected between two elongate ladder sections. Inside each pair of end housings there are at least two receptacles. A pivot mechanism connects between the end housings and the end housings rotate in unison and also allow the pair of end housings to rotate relative to the housing. A lock mechanism within the housing has at least two lock members each with an actuator and each actuator having a free end. There is an elastomeric bias element acting to bias the two lock members and respective free ends and actuators away from each other, and the two actuators when biased apart are positioned so as to allow for one-handed actuation against the bias to unlock the rotation of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventors: Carl William Behm, Ben Phillip Loveday
  • Patent number: 12599791
    Abstract: A housing for a self-retracting lifeline includes an outer area disposed on a portion of a first side of the housing, the outer area being planar, a label area stepped down from the outer area, an outer perimeter of the label area corresponding to an inner perimeter of the outer area, and a number of protruding members disposed at least on a portion of the first side of the housing and being stepped up from the outer area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
  • Patent number: 12595702
    Abstract: 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 for attaching an accessory to a ladder rail with a rung. A ladder having an accessory for leaning against an edge, such as a roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
  • Patent number: 12565779
    Abstract: 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 second leg assembly rotatably attached adjacent to a second end of the plank. The work platform includes a first linkage attached to a first leg of the first leg assembly. The first linkage may be a first hook or a first strap assembly for securing the work platform to a first support structure. A method for using a work platform. A method for producing a work platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventors: David Pozgay, Milbert O. La Valle, Lucindo Sofronio DL. Valenciano, Devin Hughes, Slavisa Dacic, John Maher, Weston Van Wembeke
  • Patent number: 12564743
    Abstract: A self-retracting lifeline system including a self-retracting lifeline including a retracting device and webbing extending from the retracting device, and a backpack energy absorber configured to attach to a harness at a back of a user wearing the harness, wherein the webbing includes a first end attached to the retracting device and a second end attached to the backpack energy absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventors: Kendal King, Tracee Leonardson, Cody Rappoport
  • Patent number: 12559975
    Abstract: A jobsite box includes a body, the body having an interior, an exterior, and a lid, a key pad positioned on the exterior of the body, the key pad being in communication with a controller positioned on the body, a locking mechanism connected to the body, the locking mechanism being configured to lock and unlock the jobsite box, a battery positioned in the interior of the body, the battery configured to power the locking mechanism. The controller is configured to lock or unlock the locking mechanism when a predetermined code is entered into the key pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventors: Kevin Yeh, Milos V. Coric, Nathan Marshall, Thomas Parker, Sang Oh, Michael Gong, Robert A. Bergum
  • Publication number: 20260034389
    Abstract: A reusable breakaway accessory keeper includes a base structured to attach to webbing, a loop having a first end extending from the base, and an attachment mechanism structured to releasably attach a second end of the loop to the base, wherein the loop is structured to form a closed loop when the second end of the loop is attached to the base and to open the closed loop when the second end of the loop is released from the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: WERNER CO.
    Inventors: Tracee Leonardson, Kendal King, Cody Rappoport
  • Publication number: 20260027392
    Abstract: A handle for a safety harness includes a handle portion, a first leg portion extending from a first end of the handle portion, a second leg portion extending from the first end of the handle portion, a first attachment element attached to a portion of the handle portion distal from the first end of the handle portion, and a second attachment element attached to a portion of the first leg portion or the second leg portion distal from the first end of the handle portion, wherein the first attachment element is structured to selectively attach to the second attachment element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Applicant: WERNER CO.
    Inventors: Tracee Leonardson, Kendal King, Cody Rappoport
  • Publication number: 20260021331
    Abstract: A fall protection anchor includes a housing including a slot structured to receive a planar member, a first cam lobe coupled to the housing and having a first cam lobe surface, wherein rotation of the first cam lobe in a first direction causes the first cam lobe surface to extend further into the slot, and a first cam lobe spring coupled to the first cam lobe and structured to bias the first cam lobe in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2025
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Applicant: WERNER CO.
    Inventors: Karl Guthrie, Ivan A. J. Kekahuna, Eric S. Patrick, Daniel Aleksovski
  • Patent number: 12515724
    Abstract: A utility cart includes a base having a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, and a first channel extending along each of the first side, the second side, the third side and the fourth side. A first, second, third, and fourth support post extends upwardly from the base between respective sides of the base. Each of the support posts has a first end and a second end. A tray is attached to the second end of each of the support posts, and the tray comprises a second channel opening downwards from the tray. A first side panel is positioned between the base, the tray, the first support post, and the second support post. The utility cart further includes a cart handle coupled to the tray and a plurality of wheels secured to a bottom of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventors: Derek E. Bibler, Mohammed Irfan, Robert Grant McRorie, III, Sang Oh
  • Patent number: 12516530
    Abstract: A scaffold having a structure assembly. The scaffold has a frame attached to the assembly. The frame having a deck upon which a user can stand that is disposed inside the rectangle. The deck has a plans table. The plans table has a closed position in which the plans table is flat and can support a weight of a user standing on the plans table, and has an open position in which the plans table is at an angle on which plans, drawings or documents can be placed on the plans table for viewing by a user standing on ground. A scaffold having connectors. A method of using a scaffold. A method for connecting a first scaffold to a second scaffold. A method for making a scaffold with connectors. A method for making a scaffold having a plans table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventors: James Qiao, Claire Armenoff, Jerry Lauricella
  • Patent number: 12497789
    Abstract: A work platform system having a first work platform. The first work platform having a first hook assembly and a first latch assembly. The system having a second work platform. The second work platform having a second hook assembly and a second latch assembly. The first work platform locked to the second work platform through the first hook assembly engaging with the second latch assembly and the first hook assembly in the use position. A method for using a work platform system. A method for producing a work platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventors: Fang Chen, Liang He, Ling Zhu
  • Patent number: 12497835
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a ladder top for a stepladder. The top comprises a plane having a front and a rear. The plane has a bin with a curved front side adjacent the front of the plane for holding small electrical parts. The plane has at least one screwdriver hole for holding the screwdriver. The plane has a hammer/drill holster slot. The plane has a pliers slot. The plane has a wire strippers slot and a channel locks slots. A method for using a ladder top for a stepladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventors: Kyle G. Astor, Marc V. Marini
  • Patent number: 12492596
    Abstract: An extension ladder including a base section and an intermediate fly section. The intermediate fly section slidably attached to the base section. The extension ladder including a top fly section. The top fly section sliding attached to the intermediate fly. The extension ladder including a handle having a first strap portion attached to the base section having a first buckle portion, and a second strap portion attached to the top fly section having a second buckle portion that engages with the first buckle portion when the base section, intermediate fly section and top fly section are in a folded state where they essentially form a shape of a cube so the base section, intermediate fly section and top fly section can be lifted by the handle. The present invention pertains to a method of moving an extension ladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventors: Preston L. Gealy, Kevin L. McIntire, Robert D. Beggs
  • Patent number: 12473782
    Abstract: A multi-function ladder having a front section having a first front rail and. a rear section. The ladder having a first hinge attached to the first front rail and the first rear rail. The ladder having a second hinge attached to the second front rail and the second rear rail. Each hinge having a locked state and an unlocked state. The ladder having an actuator directly attached to the front section and remote and separate and apart from the first hinge and the second hinge. When the first and second hinges are in the unlocked state, the rear section can be moved between a leaning ladder mode, a step ladder mode, a stairway ladder mode and a straight ladder mode upon which each hinge goes into the locked state in the desired ladder mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: WERNER CO.
    Inventors: Derek Bibler, Vlatko Papa, Oladapo Kolawole, Thomas W. Parker, Ruel Sanico Estandarte, Mark Harries C. Lanting, Michael Melton
  • Patent number: 12448841
    Abstract: A climbing product whose sections are extendable having a base section and a fly section. The fly section in sliding engagement with the base section. The climbing product has a lock assembly having a lock fly portion directly attached to the fly section. The lock fly portion directly engages with the base section to lock the base section with the fly section. The lock fly portion has a plunger. The lock fly portion disengages from the base portion by moving the plunger. A method for using a ladder whose sections are extendable. A method for constructing a ladder whose sections are extendable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: WERNER CO.
    Inventors: Tek Lentine, Thomas W. Parker, David S. Pozgay, Jackson W. Miller, Philip M. Anthony, III, Bryan E. Rolfs
  • Publication number: 20250288834
    Abstract: A harness adjustment device for adjusting a length of webbing includes a toothed rotational member including a spool structured to receive the webbing and an end portion including teeth disposed at an end of the spool, the toothed rotational member being structured to rotate to draw in or let out the webbing, and an engagement mechanism having an engagement portion. The engagement portion is structured to move between a first position in which the engagement portion abuts against the toothed rotational member between at least two of the teeth and prevents rotation of the toothed rotational member, and a second position in which the engagement portion is separated from the toothed rotational member and allows rotation of the toothed rotational member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2025
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Applicant: WERNER CO.
    Inventor: JUSTIN PATTON