Patents
US 12378067 B2: Refuse vehicle dump verification system and apparatus
- Granted
- 2025-08-05
- Filed
- 2023-01-06 application 18151357
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method and device for positively identifying that a dump event of a refuse container has occurred into a refuse hopper of a refuse vehicle are provided. When used with route software, alerts may be generated if a specific refuse container is missed or if an unexpected dump event occurs during the route.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250805.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Castano Salinas | Fort Payne, AL | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Huston Ham | Huntsville, AL | 27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Henry Michael Hund, Jr. | Cedar Bluff, AL | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Forrest Smith | Fort Payne, AL | 26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65F | Gathering or removal of domestic or like refuse | B65F3/02 | 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 |
| 2023-07-11 | Missing Agreement | HUND, HENRY M., JR. signed 2018-09-04 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 64255/272 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-07-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SMITH, JOHN FORREST signed 2019-10-15 HAM, BRIAN HUSTON signed 2019-10-16 SALINAS, RICARDO CASTANO signed 2019-10-17 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 64217/973 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-07-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HAM, BRIAN HUSTON signed 2017-06-01 HUND, HENRY MICHAEL, JR. signed 2017-06-01 SALINAS, RICARDO CASTANO signed 2017-06-01 SMITH, JOHN FORREST signed 2017-06-02 | ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 64217/945 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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