US Patent Issued to Oshkosh on July 28 for "Top door for electric refuse vehicle" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,737, issued on July 28, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Top door for electric 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 refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, an electric energy system, and a door system. The body assembly defines a refuse compartment. The body assembly h...