US Patent Issued to Schwarze Industries on July 1 for "Automatic side broom strike pattern positioning system for a street sweeping machine" (Alabama Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,003, issued on July 1, was assigned to Schwarze Industries LLC (Huntsville, Ala.).

"Automatic side broom strike pattern positioning system for a street sweeping machine" was invented by Brian D. Giles (New Market, Ala.), Alston Roberson (Priceville, Ala.), Felix W. Crunk III (Meridianville, Ala.) and Sean E. Howley (Huntsville, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sweeper vehicle may have an automatic side broom strike pattern positioning system including a plurality of actuators (e.g., pneumatic, hydraulic, and/or powered leadscrew) and a plurality of sensors (e.g., inclinometers and position sensors). The strike pattern may be main...