ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,959, issued on May 6, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).
"Concrete mixer vehicle" was invented by Greg Steffens (Oshkosh, Wis.), Jeremy Andringa (Oshkosh, Wis.), Connor Hietpas (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Jesse Gander (Oshkosh, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A concrete mixer vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a drum assembly coupled to the chassis, and a module coupled to the chassis and positioned rearward of the drum assembly. The module includes a prime mover, a cooling system, and a hood. The hood has a first end positioned proximate the drum assembly, an opposing second end positioned proximate a ...