As Commissioner of Patents, Ladd led a comprehensive reorganization of the Office and was present during the Office's 125th anniversary and granting of patent number 3,000,000.
В качестве работника Commissioner of Patents, Ледд занимался комплексной реорганизацией управления, застал  125-летний юбилей организации и выдачу 3,000,000 патента.