ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,471, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to The Heil Co. (Chattanooga, Tenn.).
"Refuse collection vehicle controls" was invented by Stanley L. Maroney (Attalla, Ala.), David G. Lewis (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and Robert B. Williams (Albertville, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, a lift arm that is operable to lift a refuse container, at least one sensor that is arranged to collect data indicating an angular position of the grabber, at least one sensor that is arranged to collect data indicating a relative positioning of the lift arm, a first contro...