US Patent Issued to OSHKOSH on May 27 for "Adjustable canopy for a refuse vehicle" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,165, issued on May 27, was assigned to OSHKOSH Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Adjustable canopy for a refuse vehicle" was invented by Joseph Nelson (Oshkosh, Wis.), Jerry Shirley (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Reid Behrens (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, and a canopy assembly extending directly above the cab. The canopy assembly includes a main body coupled to the chassis and an adjustable panel pivotally coupled to the main body and selectively rotatable relative to the main body about a lateral axis. At least one of the main body or the adjustable panel defines a plurality of ...