Patents
US 12729057 B2: Bi-stable band actuator
- Granted
- 2026-09-08
- Filed
- 2023-09-28 application 18477356
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A front-loading refuse vehicle includes: a chassis; a cab coupled to a portion of the chassis, a hopper coupled to the chassis of the cab, and an arm assembly configured to move a refuse container from a location on one side of the refuse collection vehicle. The arm assembly includes a refuse container holder and a boom configured to move the refuse container holder relative to the chassis between an extended position and a retracted position. The boom includes a band including a bistable material reversibly configurable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 (ipgb20260908.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Heil Co. 129 patents | US company or organization | Chattanooga, TN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fraas | Centre, AL | 7 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 | |
| Phillip Kendrick | Statham, GA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65F | Gathering or removal of domestic or like refuse | B65F3/02 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-08 |
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 |
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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