US Patent Issued to Oshkosh on Sept. 16 for "Modular electronic power take-off unit for a refuse vehicle with high voltage connection point" (Wisconsin, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,416, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Modular electronic power take-off unit for a refuse vehicle with high voltage connection point" was invented by Jacob Wallin (Oshkosh, Wis.), Derek Wente (Austin, Minn.), Aaron Hardy (Oshkosh, Wis.), Thomas Vale (Oshkosh, Wis.), Vince Andrada (Oshkosh, Wis.), Quincy Wittman (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Jason Rice (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular electric power take-off (E-PTO) system for a refuse vehicle includes a modular housing. The modular E-PTO also includes a motor, an inverter, a battery, and a hydraulic pump positioned within the modular h...