Patents
US 12304728 B2: Intermediate container for integration with a refuse vehicle
- Granted
- 2025-05-20
- Filed
- 2023-11-21 application 18516550
- Type
- Utility · 34 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An intermediate container for a refuse vehicle where the container is positioned in front of the refuse vehicle is provided. A plurality of legs extends from the container toward the refuse vehicle. An attachment mechanism is on each leg to secure the legs to a front loading arm assembly of the refuse vehicle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250520.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Heil Company 129 patents | US company or organization | Elder Mountain, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David C. Gentry | Elder Mountain, TN | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bryan Stewart | Elder Mountain, TN | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Huston Ham | Huntsville, AL | 27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bobby Ray McKinney | Fort Payne, AL | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Wayne Bedwell | Southside, AL | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65F | Gathering or removal of domestic or like refuse | B65F1/122 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-30 | Missing Agreement | MCKINNEY, BOBBY RAY signed 2019-02-01 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 65740/651 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-11-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HAM, BRIAN signed 2022-09-30 STEWART, BRYAN signed 2022-09-30 GENTRY, DAVID C. signed 2022-10-03 BEDWELL, JOHN WAYNE signed 2022-10-04 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 65722/734 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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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