Patents
US 12365534 B2: Automatic control of a refuse front end loader
- Granted
- 2025-07-22
- Filed
- 2025-01-28 application 19039647
- Type
- Utility · 27 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An automatic control system for a refuse vehicle includes a mode select switch disposed within the vehicle that generates a mode select signal based on input from an operator of the vehicle, a control mechanism disposed within the vehicle that operates in response to the mode select signal, and a plurality of sensors adapted to sense a plurality of characteristics of the vehicle and adapted to communicate the plurality of sensed characteristics. The system further includes a control module that receives control instructions from the control mechanism and selectively controls at least one component of a plurality of components of the vehicle based on the mode select signal, at least one of the plurality of sensed characteristics, and the control instructions.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250722.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Waldo Whitfield, Jr. | Rainbow City, AL | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Huston Ham | Huntsville, AL | 27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John M. Curotto | Sonoma, CA | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andrew Blaine Cooper | Signal Mountain, TN | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian T. Parker | Signal Mountain, TN | 18 | 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 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02W | Climate change mitigation technologies related to wastewater treatment or waste management | Y02W90/00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WHITFIELD, RALPH WALDO, JR. signed 2014-06-12 HAM, BRIAN HUSTON signed 2014-06-12 CUROTTO, JOHN M. signed 2014-06-10 COOPER, ANDREW BLAINE signed 2014-06-20 PARKER, BRIAN T. signed 2014-06-10 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 70136/313 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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