Patents
US 12397988 B2: Rear loading refuse vehicle with a modular packer
- Granted
- 2025-08-26
- Filed
- 2022-09-07 application 17939436
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A rear loading refuse vehicle includes a tailgate coupled to a rearward end of the body. The tailgate includes a modular refuse packing assembly removably mounted therein and configured to compact refuse received in a hopper into a storage chamber located in the body. The modular refuse packing assembly may include a frame supporting an actuator and a blade. The frame is removably coupled to the tailgate. The actuator is configured to move the blade between extended and retracted positions and thereby compact the refuse received in the hopper.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250826.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shane Peek | Pisgah, AL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Fraas | Centre, AL | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tapankumar Pandya | Elder Mountain, TN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65F | Gathering or removal of domestic or like refuse | B65F3/14 | 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 |
| 2022-09-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FRAAS, MARK signed 2022-03-15 PANDYA, TAPANKUMAR signed 2022-03-21 PEEK, MICHAEL SHANE signed 2022-03-22 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 61031/800 | 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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