US Patent Issued to Oshkosh on Nov. 4 for "Carry can for refuse vehicle" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,731, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Carry can for refuse vehicle" was invented by Joshua D. Rocholl (Rochester, Minn.), Derek A. Wente (Austin, Minn.), John T. Kellander (Oronoco, Minn.), Cody D. Clifton (Mapleton, Minn.), Vincent Hoover (Byron, Minn.), Zachary L. Klein (Rochester, Minn.), Clinton T. Weckwerth (Pine Island, Minn.) and Skylar A. Wachter (Dodge Center, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carry can includes a container and a collection arm coupled to the container. The container defines a refuse compartment. The container includes a base and a container wall extending around a periph...