ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,504, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to The Heil Co. (Chattanooga, Tenn.).
"Front-loading and lifting refuse vehicle" was invented by Ethan Lee Maness (Rainsville, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator for moving the arm assembly of a front-loading refuse vehicle between a lowered position and a raised position includes two actuator assemblies. The actuator assemblies are coaxially aligned along a pivot axis and uncoupled from one another, lacking intervening structure between them."
The patent was filed on April 29, 2025, under Application No. 19/193,305.
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