Patents
US 12612249 B2: Mechanical arm
- Granted
- 2026-04-28
- Filed
- 2022-09-07 application 17939609
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A mechanical arm designed to provide automated garbage collection with smooth, constant movement (i.e. movement that has minimal jerk/shock) thereby resulting in limited shock stress on the components and leading to high durability. The mechanical arm including a horizontal displacement system having a plurality of sections rollingly engaged to one another and a motor mounted to an immobile section for drivingly extending section in a generally horizontal orientation, a vertical displacement system having a plurality of masts rollingly engaged to one another and a motor mounted to a first mast for drivingly extending a second mast in a generally vertical orientation, and/or a grabber system having a plurality of fingers mounted to a frame and operated by a single motor.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 (ipgb20260428.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Heil Co. 129 patents | US company or organization | Chattanooga, TN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Boivin | Lévis, CA | 7 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65F | Gathering or removal of domestic or like refuse | B65F3/08 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
| B25J | Manipulators; chambers provided with manipulation devices | B25J9/104 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
| B66F | Hoisting, lifting, hauling or pushing, not otherwise provided for, e.g. devices which apply a lifting or pushing force directly to the surface of a load | B66F9/08 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
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 |
| 2022-09-23 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the the assignor name previously recorded at reel: 061031 frame: 0966. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | BOIVIN EVOLUTION INC. signed 2022-04-06 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 61512/277 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-09-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | THE HEIL CO. signed 2022-04-06 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 61031/966 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-09-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GESTION CLAUDE BOIVIN INC. signed 2022-04-06 | BOIVIN EVOLUTION INC. LÉVIS | 61031/953 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-09-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BOIVIN, CLAUDE signed 2021-09-29 | GESTION CLAUDE BOIVIN INC. LÉVIS | 61031/921 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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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