ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,566, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to The Heil Co. (Chattanooga, Tenn.).
"Rear loading refuse vehicle" was invented by Mark Fraas (Centre, Ala.), Evan Tyler Whitten (Rainbow City, Ala.) and Michael Shane Peek (Pisgah, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refuse vehicle body includes a hopper configured to receive refuse and a storage container configured to store compacted refuse. A tailgate is coupled to a rearward facing side of the refuse vehicle body and is movable between closed and opened positions. The refuse vehicle body includes a rear loading assembly configured to (i) engage a refuse container at a rear side of the refu...