Patents
US 12359952 B2: Vehicle body fuel consumption determination based on sensor data
- Granted
- 2025-07-15
- Filed
- 2022-12-19 application 18084162
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Techniques are described for determining an amount of fuel that is consumed by the body components of a vehicle, based at least partly on sensor data describing the operations of the body components and/or the location of the vehicle. A vehicle is equipped with a body that has any suitable number of body components that perform operations not directly associated with the translational movement of the vehicle from one location to another. Fuel is consumed to provide power (e.g., through power take off) to operate the body components. The vehicle includes sensor device(s) configured to sense the operations of the body components and generate sensor data that describes the operations of the body components. The sensor data is analyzed to determine an amount of fuel that is consumed to power the operations of the body components.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250715.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Buteau | Austin, TX | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Thomas Leon Wilding | Willard, UT | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Albert Xiaoxia Jiang | Elder Mountain, TN | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Forrest Smith | Fort Payne, AL | 26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Dean Geary | Toronto, CA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Huston Ham | Huntsville, AL | 27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01F | Measuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level; metering by volume | G01F9/001 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01M | Testing static or dynamic balance of machines or structures; testing of structures or apparatus, not otherwise provided for | G01M15/044 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-09 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | THE HEIL CO. signed 2024-10-08 TEREX USA, LLC signed 2024-10-08 TEREX SOUTH DAKOTA, INC. signed 2024-10-08 | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH STAMFORD, CT | 69177/271 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-12-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BUTEAU, RICHARD signed 2018-02-28 GEARY, MICHAEL DEAN signed 2018-02-28 HAM, BRIAN HUSTON signed 2018-02-28 JIANG, ALBERT XIAOXIA signed 2018-02-28 SMITH, JOHN FORREST signed 2018-02-28 WILDING, THOMAS LEON signed 2018-02-28 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 62162/76 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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