452 patents
Utility
Fluid Delivery System for a Fire Apparatus
18 Jan 24
A ratio controller includes a housing defining a mixing chamber.
David Fieber, Brian Piller, Chad Trinkner
Filed: 27 Sep 23
Utility
Battery Placement for Electric Refuse Vehicle
18 Jan 24
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body, and a plurality of battery cells.
Jeffrey Koga, Emily Davis, Clinton T. Weckwerth, Vincent Hoover, Zachary L. Klein, Jerrod Kappers, Derek A. Wente, Logan Gary, Joshua D. Rocholl, Nader Nasr, Chad K. Smith, John T. Kellander, Cody D. Clifton, Skylar A. Wachter, Neil Dekarske
Filed: 26 Sep 23
Utility
Battery Storage System for Electrified Vehicle
4 Jan 24
An electrified vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, and an energy storage system.
Joshua D. Rocholl, Derek A. Wente, John T. Kellander, Cody D. Clifton, Vincent Hoover, Zachary L. Klein, Clinton T. Weckwerth, Skylar A. Wachter, Chad Smith, Neil Dekarske
Filed: 19 Sep 23
Utility
Automatic Wheel Grid
4 Jan 24
A wheel grid includes a crossbar configured to be coupled to a boom of a tow vehicle and including a distal tip.
Bradley S. Kresge, Todd Werner
Filed: 4 Jan 23
Utility
System and Method for Electronic Power Take-off Controls
4 Jan 24
A refuse vehicle includes a battery configured to provide electrical energy to drive at least one of a plurality of wheels, a vehicle body supported by the chassis and defining a receptacle for storing refuse therein, and an electric power take-off system including a motor configured to power to a hydraulic system in response to receiving the electrical energy from the battery, an inverter configured to provide the electrical energy to the motor from the battery, a sensor configured to detect thermal energy within the inverter, and a controller configured to receive data from the sensor, wherein the controller is further configured to determine if the data from the sensor is greater than a critical operating condition and reduce a rate of electrical energy supplied to the motor in response to determining that the data from the sensor is greater than the critical operating condition.
Jeffrey Koga, Emily Davis, Jerrod Kappers, Vince Schad, Robert S. Messina, Christopher K. Yakes, Vincent Hoover, Clinton T. Weckwerth, Zachary L. Klein, John Beck, Brendan Chan, Skylar A. Wachter, Nader Nasr, Chad K. Smith, Logan Gary, Derek A. Wente, Shawn Naglik, Mike J. Bolton, Jacob Wallin, Quincy Wittman, Christopher J. Rukas, Dylan Hess, Jason Rice, Zhenyi Wei, Bashar Amin, Catherine Linsmeier, Joshua D. Rocholl
Filed: 13 Sep 23
Utility
Hydraulic System for a Vehicle
4 Jan 24
A vehicle includes a hydraulic actuator configured to move an implement relative to the chassis, a hydraulic motor configured to propel the vehicle, a drive pump fluidly coupled to the hydraulic motor, a charge pump configured to provide a flow of pressurized fluid, and a valve assembly fluidly coupled to the charge pump.
Mark White
Filed: 12 Sep 23
Utility
Refuse Vehicle with Multi-functional Pedal
28 Dec 23
A refuse vehicle includes a motor, a battery, a pedal, and processing circuitry.
Ryan Wolf, Jeremy Andringa, Amanda Miller
Filed: 27 Jun 23
Utility
Fork Crosshairs
28 Dec 23
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis and positioned in front of the body, a lift assembly coupled to at least one of the chassis or the body.
Brendan Chan, Greg Steffens, Ryan Wolf, Jeff Verhagen, Jeremy Andringa, Mitchell Murphy
Filed: 27 Jun 23
Utility
Refuse Vehicle with a Hopper Fill Sensor
28 Dec 23
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a refuse compartment supported by the chassis and including a storage volume and a hopper volume, a lift assembly configured to selectively move relative to the refuse compartment, a hopper sensor coupled to a portion of the refuse compartment and configured to measure a refuse height within the hopper volume, and a packing assembly including a pack panel and a packing actuator.
Greg Steffens, Aaron Fisher, Amanda Miller
Filed: 27 Jun 23
Utility
Mobility Mule
28 Dec 23
A work machine includes a base, a mount coupled to the base, wherein the mount is configured to support an arm.
Zach Foster, Jeff Parham
Filed: 26 Jun 23
Utility
Refuse Vehicle Lift Assembly with Closed-loop Control
28 Dec 23
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis and configured to store a volume of refuse, a lift assembly, and a controller.
Amanda Miller, Christopher Rukas, Greg Steffens, Aaron Fisher, Ryan Wolf, Jeff Verhagen
Filed: 27 Jun 23
Utility
Steps and Mounting for Underslung Battery Pack
28 Dec 23
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis including a plurality of rails, a front and rear tractive assemblies coupled to the chassis, and a battery assembly.
Mitchell Murphy, Mathew Ubachs, Ryan Wolf, Jon Branson
Filed: 17 Feb 23
Utility
Vehicle with Marker Lights for Charging Status
28 Dec 23
A refuse vehicle includes a battery configured to power the refuse vehicle, a light, and a controller electrically coupled to the battery and the light.
Amanda Miller, Jeffrey Koga, Jerry SHIRLEY, Troy Herman, Jeff Verhagen, Jon Branson
Filed: 17 Feb 23
Utility
Hydraulic Systems and Methods for a Vehicle with a Common Pump Supplying Steering and Braking Functions
28 Dec 23
A hydraulic system includes a pump having a pump outlet, a tank configured to supply fluid to the pump, a hydraulic motor coupled to an air compressor that is configured to supply compressed air to an air brake, a steering gear having an inlet workport and an outlet workport, and a compressor bypass valve.
Jesse Steinke, Ryan Wolf, Chris Mills
Filed: 27 Jun 23
Utility
Electrified Fire Fighting Vehicle
28 Dec 23
An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, a front axle coupled to the chassis, a rear axle coupled to the chassis, a water tank supported by the chassis, an energy storage system coupled to the chassis, a water pump supported by the chassis, and an electromagnetic device electrically coupled to the energy storage system.
Jason Shively, Seth Newlin, David Kay, Jack Bermingham, Jon Morrow, David Steinberger
Filed: 7 Sep 23
Utility
Unibody Refuse Vehicle
28 Dec 23
A refuse vehicle includes a frame structure, one or more axle assemblies, a body, one or more cab supports, a plurality of brackets, and a battery frame.
Ryan Wolf, Greg Steffens, Jeff Verhagen, Victor Rysdam
Filed: 27 Jun 23
Utility
Refuse Vehicle with Assisted Lift Assembly
28 Dec 23
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a series of tractive elements coupled to the chassis, a refuse compartment coupled to the chassis, a lift arm rotatably coupled to the chassis and configured to engage a refuse container, a lift arm actuator coupled to the chassis and configured to move the lift arm relative to the chassis to raise the refuse container and deposit refuse from the refuse container into the refuse compartment, and a lift assister coupled to the chassis and the lift arm and configured to bias the lift arm to oppose downward movement of the lift arm.
Ryan Wolf, Christopher Rukas, Chris Mills, Greg Steffens, Eric Hutchinson
Filed: 27 Jun 23
Utility
Mid-mount Fire Apparatus
28 Dec 23
A mid-mount fire apparatus includes a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, a front cabin coupled to the chassis forward of the body assembly, a front axle coupled to the chassis, a rear axle coupled to the chassis, and a ladder assembly having a proximal end that is coupled to the chassis rearward of the front cabin and between the front axle and the rear axle.
Eric D. Betz, David W. Archer
Filed: 13 Sep 23
Utility
Vehicle Door Systems and Method
28 Dec 23
A refuse vehicle includes a body including a cab, a door assembly, and a linkage assembly.
Andrew Rausch, Jon Zeamer, Greg Steffens
Filed: 27 Jun 23
Utility
Electric Boom
28 Dec 23
A fully electric lift device includes a base assembly, a lift assembly, a platform assembly, tractive elements, an energy storage device, and a control system.
Prabhu Shankar, Louis Bafile, Jihong Hao, Eko Prasetiawan, Scott Riley, David Lombardo
Filed: 12 Sep 23