Patents by Inventor Mark Harries C. Lanting

Mark Harries C. Lanting has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multi-Position Ladder and Portions Thereof
    Publication number: 20260035994
    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: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Inventors: Derek Bibler, Vlatko Papa, Oladapo Kolawole, Thomas W. Parker, Ruel Sanico Estandarte, Mark Harries C. Lanting, Michael Melton
  • Multi-position ladder and portions thereof
    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
  • Multi-Position Ladder, Method of Using and Method of Making a Multi-Position Ladder
    Publication number: 20220025704
    Abstract: A multi-function ladder having a front section having a first front rail and a second front rail and rungs attached to and between the first front rail and the second front rail. The ladder having a rear section having a first rear rail and a second rear rail and rungs attached to and between the first rear rail and the second rear rail. The rear section having a telescoping section attached to the first rear rail and the second rear rail to vary a length of the 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. The actuator when actuated moving the first and second hinges between the locked state and the unlocked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Werner Co.
    Inventors: Derek Bibler, Vlatko Papa, Oladapo Kolawola, Thomas W. Parker, Ruel Sanico Estandarte, Mark Harries C. Lanting, Michael Melton