Patents by Inventor Chad R. Blanchard

Chad R. Blanchard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • REFUSE CONTAINER ENGAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20240034555
    Abstract: A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, at least one sensor that is arranged to collect data indicating a relative positioning of a first arm of the grabber and a second arm of the grabber, and a controller having one or more control elements for selecting a target positioning of a first arm of the grabber and a second arm of the grabber. The first arm and the second arm automatically move to the target positioning in response to a signal received by an onboard computing device of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: David G. Lewis, Stanley L. Maroney, Chad R. Blanchard
  • Refuse container engagement
    Patent number: 11807450
    Abstract: A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, at least one sensor that is arranged to collect data indicating a relative positioning of a first arm of the grabber and a second arm of the grabber, and a controller having one or more control elements for selecting a target positioning of a first arm of the grabber and a second arm of the grabber. The first arm and the second arm automatically move to the target positioning in response to a signal received by an onboard computing device of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Heil Co.
    Inventors: David G. Lewis, Stanley L. Maroney, Chad R. Blanchard
  • REFUSE CONTAINER ENGAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20220106113
    Abstract: A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, at least one sensor that is arranged to collect data indicating a relative positioning of a first arm of the grabber and a second arm of the grabber, and a controller having one or more control elements for selecting a target positioning of a first arm of the grabber and a second arm of the grabber. The first arm and the second arm automatically move to the target positioning in response to a signal received by an onboard computing device of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: David G. Lewis, Stanley L. Maroney, Chad R. Blanchard
  • Refuse container engagement
    Patent number: 11208262
    Abstract: A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, at least one sensor that is arranged to collect data indicating a relative positioning of a first arm of the grabber and a second arm of the grabber, and a controller having one or more control elements for selecting a target positioning of a first arm of the grabber and a second arm of the grabber. The first arm and the second arm automatically move to the target positioning in response to a signal received by an onboard computing device of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: The Heil Co.
    Inventors: David G. Lewis, Stanley L. Maroney, Chad R. Blanchard
  • REFUSE CONTAINER ENGAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20200339345
    Abstract: A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, at least one sensor that is arranged to collect data indicating a relative positioning of a first arm of the grabber and a second arm of the grabber, and a controller having one or more control elements for selecting a target positioning of a first arm of the grabber and a second arm of the grabber. The first arm and the second arm automatically move to the target positioning in response to a signal received by an onboard computing device of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: David G. Lewis, Stanley L. Maroney, Chad R. Blanchard