Patents
US 12637161 B2: Methods and devices for assembling refuse vehicles
- Granted
- 2026-05-26
- Filed
- 2023-05-09 application 18314695
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of assembling a refuse vehicle includes coupling body sub-assemblies to one another on a chassis after the sub-assemblies are painted. The body sub-assemblies are assembled from refuse vehicle body components. Each body sub-assembly is painted independent of other body sub-assemblies. After the body sub-assemblies are painted, the painted body sub-assemblies are assembled to one another on the chassis to provide a painted body of the refuse vehicle.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 (ipgb20260526.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Heil Co. 129 patents | US company or organization | Chattanooga, TN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fraas | Centre, AL | 7 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 | |
| Malatesh Patil | Bengaluru, IN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 | ||
| Eric Dale Hughes | Gaylesville, AL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B62D | Motor vehicles; trailers | B62D65/16 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
| B65F | Gathering or removal of domestic or like refuse | B65F3/00 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
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 |
| 2023-07-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FRAAS, MARK signed 2023-06-12 PATIL, MALATESH signed 2023-06-06 HUGHES, ERIC DALE signed 2023-05-30 | THE HEIL CO. CHATTANOOGA, TN | 64226/209 | 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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