Patents
US 12391471 B2: Refuse collection vehicle controls
- Granted
- 2025-08-19
- Filed
- 2023-12-21 application 18392349
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, a lift arm that is operable to lift a refuse container, at least one sensor that is arranged to collect data indicating an angular position of the grabber, at least one sensor that is arranged to collect data indicating a relative positioning of the lift arm, a first controller for adjusting the angular position of the grabber, and a second controller adjusting the relative positioning of the lift arm. The adjustment of the angular position of the grabber is coordinated with the adjustment of the relative positioning of the lift arm.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250819.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley L. Maroney | Attalla, AL | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Lewis | Elder Mountain, TN | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert B. Williams | Albertville, AL | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B25J | Manipulators; chambers provided with manipulation devices | B25J13/088 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65F | Gathering or removal of domestic or like refuse | B65F3/041 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G05B | Control or regulating systems in general; functional elements of such systems; monitoring or testing arrangements for such systems or elements | G05B19/0426 | 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 |
| 2024-01-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WILLIAMS, ROBERT B. signed 2020-05-18 MARONEY, STANLEY L. signed 2020-06-11 LEWIS, DAVID G. signed 2020-06-12 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 66163/947 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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