Patents by Inventor Emily Hess

Emily Hess 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).

  • ELECTRIC POWER TAKE-OFF SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240075815
    Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage device supported by the chassis and configured to provide electrical power to a prime mover, wherein activation of the prime mover selectively drives the refuse vehicle, a body for storing refuse therein supported by the chassis, a first hydraulic pump configured to convert electrical power into hydraulic power, a second first hydraulic pump configured to convert electrical power into hydraulic power, and a motor coupled to at least one of the body or the chassis and configured to drive the first hydraulic pump and drive the second hydraulic pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Koga, Emily Davis, Jerrod Kappers, Vince Schad, Robert S. Messina, Christopher K. Yakes, Vincent Hoover, Clinton T. Weckwerth, Zachary L. Klein, John Beck, Brendan Chan, Skylar A. Wachter, Nader Nasr, Chad K. Smith, Logan Gary, Derek A. Wente, Shawn Naglik, Mike J. Bolton, Jacob Wallin, Quincy Wittman, Christopher J. Rukas, Dylan Hess, Jason Rice, Zhenyi Wei, Bashar Amin, Catherine Linsmeier, Joshua D. Rocholl, Dale Matsumoto
  • Apparatus and method for applying labels to a customer container from a waste collection, disposal and/or recycling vehicle
    Patent number: 11673703
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for applying a sticker label to a waste container during waste collection operations. The apparatus can include an xyz-positioner, and a sticker labeling dispenser, wherein the xyz-positioner is disposed on a waste collection vehicle, and wherein the sticker labeling dispenser is disposed on the xyz-positioner, and wherein the xyz-positioner is configured to move the sticker labeling dispenser along x, y, and z coordinates and into proximity with the waste container during operations of the waste collection vehicle, such that the sticker label can be applied to the waste container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: WM RECYCLE AMERICA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: James L. Gaydos, Emily Hess, Madison Grace Holdsworth, Nathan Bernard Jacoby, Sadie Jezierski, Trevor Lynd, Stacy Katz
  • Apparatus and method for applying labels to a customer container from a waste collection, disposal and/or recycling vehicle
    Patent number: 11548677
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for applying a sticker label to a waste container during waste collection operations. The apparatus can include an xyz-positioner, and a sticker labeling dispenser, wherein the xyz-positioner is disposed on a waste collection vehicle, and wherein the sticker labeling dispenser is disposed on the xyz-positioner, and wherein the xyz-positioner is configured to move the sticker labeling dispenser along x, y, and z coordinates and into proximity with the waste container during operations of the waste collection vehicle, such that the sticker label can be applied to the waste container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: WM RECYCLE AMERICA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: James L. Gaydos, Emily Hess, Madison Grace Holdsworth, Nathan Bernard Jacoby, Sadie Jezierski, Trevor Lynd, Stacy Katz