ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,663, issued on June 17, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Operational modes for a refuse vehicle" was invented by Cody Clifton (Mapleton, Minn.), Jerry Shirley (Oshkosh, Wis.), Josh 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 different from the first position. The refuse vehicle also has a proc...