Patents
US 12378068 B2: Refuse collection with auger and contamination detection panel
- Granted
- 2025-08-05
- Filed
- 2022-07-07 application 17811246
- Type
- Utility · 28 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A refuse collection vehicle includes a packer system with an auger screw, one or more refuse support panels, one or more sensing devices, and a refuse support panel actuator system. The refuse support panel(s) support refuse while characteristics of the refuse are sensed. The refuse support panel actuator system moves the refuse support panels such that refuse is released from the refuse support panels in to the packer system. A driver of the packer system rotates the auger screw such the refuse is packed into a storage compartment of the vehicle.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David C. Gentry | Elder Mountain, TN | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric Evans | Fort Payne, AL | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bryan Stewart | Elder Mountain, TN | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anthony B. Giles | Elder Mountain, TN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Shane Peek | Pisgah, AL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65F | Gathering or removal of domestic or like refuse | B65F3/0203 | 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 |
| 2022-07-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GENTRY, DAVID C. signed 2022-03-17 EVANS, ERIC signed 2022-03-21 STEWART, BRYAN signed 2022-03-21 PEEK, MICHAEL SHANE signed 2022-03-22 GILES, ANTHONY B. signed 2022-04-08 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 60464/1 | 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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