ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,533, issued on July 22, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).
"Operational modes for a refuse vehicle" was invented by Cody D. Clifton (Mapleton, Minn.), Jerry Shirley (Oshkosh, Wis.), Joshua D. Rocholl (Rochester, Minn.) and Zhenyi Wei (Oshkosh, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refuse vehicle has a chassis supporting a plurality of wheels, as well as a motor. A vehicle body is also supported by the chassis and defines a receptacle for storing refuse. A lifting system is coupled to the vehicle body and is movable between a first position and a second position vertically offset from the first position using a hydraulic s...