Patents
US 12459351 B2: Tailgate with structurally integrated CNG system
- Granted
- 2025-11-04
- Filed
- 2025-03-03 application 19068648
- Type
- Utility · 30 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A refuse vehicle has a tailgate. The tailgate has a framework to secure CNG tanks. A cover overlays the frame work to provide an aesthetic appearance to the vehicle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251104.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Ray McKinney | Fort Payne, AL | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60K | Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers in vehicles; auxiliary drives for vehicles; instrumentation or dashboards for vehicles; arrangements in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust or fuel supply of propulsion units in vehicles | B60K15/07 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60J | Windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices for vehicles; removable external protective coverings specially adapted for vehicles | B60J5/108 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B62D | Motor vehicles; trailers | B62D33/023 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65F | Gathering or removal of domestic or like refuse | B65F3/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60Y | Indexing scheme relating to aspects cross-cutting vehicle technology | B60Y2200/144 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MCKINNEY, BOBBY RAY signed 2014-02-10 | THE HEIL COMPANY CHATTANOOGA, TN | 70413/191 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
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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