Patents
US 12338068 B2: Refuse container engagement
- Granted
- 2025-06-24
- Filed
- 2023-06-30 application 18217387
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, at least one sensor that is arranged to collect data indicating a relative positioning of a first arm of the grabber and a second arm of the grabber, and a controller having one or more control elements for selecting a target positioning of a first arm of the grabber and a second arm of the grabber. The first arm and the second arm automatically move to the target positioning in response to a signal received by an onboard computing device of the vehicle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250624.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 Lewis | Elder Mountain, TN | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stanley L. Maroney | Attalla, AL | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chad R. Blanchard | Cumming, GA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65F | Gathering or removal of domestic or like refuse | B65F3/041 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LEWIS, DAVID G. signed 2020-05-01 MARONEY, STANLEY L. signed 2020-06-11 BLANCHARD, CHAD R. signed 2020-06-15 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 64157/65 | 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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