US Patent Issued to Oshkosh on March 24 for "Refuse truck with helical pump" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,671, issued on March 24, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Refuse truck with helical pump" was invented by Derek Wente (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Jacob Wallin (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage device, a body, a first electric power take-off system, and a second electric power take-off system. The energy storage device is supported by the chassis and is configured to provide electrical power to a prime mover. Activation of the prime mover selectively drives the refuse vehicle. The body is supported by the chassis. The first electric power take-off system is cou...