Patents
US 12479348 B2: Maintenance vehicle with a hopper assembly
- Granted
- 2025-11-25
- Filed
- 2022-03-14 application 17694435
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The technology disclosed herein relates to a maintenance vehicle. The vehicle has a vehicle frame, drive wheels rotatably coupled to the vehicle frame and a prime mover coupled to the vehicle frame. The prime mover is in operative communication with the drive wheels. A hopper assembly is pivotably coupled to the vehicle frame. The hopper assembly has a hopper having a discharge opening and a spreader disk adjacent to the discharge opening. The hopper assembly is pivotable about a pivot axis between a maintenance position and an operating position. The spreader disk is positioned vertically below the discharge opening when the hopper assembly is in an operating position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251125.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY INCORPORATED 69 patents | US company or organization | Beatrice, NE | Exmark Manufacturing Company Incorporated State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey J. Moore | Beatrice, NE | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kyler J. Macy | Marysville, KS | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rodney Lanik | Hickman, NE | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60P | Vehicles adapted for load transportation or to transport, to carry, or to comprise special loads or objects | B60P1/56 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B62D | Motor vehicles; trailers | B62D51/02 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LANIK, RODNEY signed 2022-05-02 MOORE, JEFFREY J. signed 2022-05-09 MACY, KYLER J. signed 2022-05-13 | EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY INCORPORATED BEATRICE, NE | 65382/194 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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