Patents by Inventor Robert Messina

Robert Messina 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).

  • Publication number: 20240124073
    Abstract: A refuse body adapter includes a sub-frame assembly, a sub-frame adapter, and a spacer. The sub-frame assembly is configured to be coupled to a cargo body. The sub-frame adapter is configured to be coupled to a chassis of a vehicle. The spacer is coupled to both the sub-frame assembly and the sub-frame adapter. The spacer is disposed in a gap formed between the sub-frame assembly and the sub-frame adapter. A thickness of the spacer may be adjusted to accommodate different gap sizes between the sub-frame assembly and the sub-frame adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Leslie Schwartz, Robert Ryan, Matthew Deinema, John Kellander, Emily Davis, Rob Messina
  • Publication number: 20230294528
    Abstract: A vehicle can include a plurality of tractive elements, a bed, an electrical power source including a battery assembly, one or more wireless charging devices electrically coupled with the electrical power source, and a controller communicably coupled with the electrical power source. The one or more wireless charging devices can be configured to wirelessly provide power to one or more rechargeable batteries of one or more lift devices positioned on the bed via an inductive coil. The controller can be configured to determine battery information regarding a state of charge of the battery assembly and a state of charge of the one or more rechargeable batteries of the one or more lift devices. The controller can be configured to initiate, based on the determined battery information, a charging operation to charge the one or more rechargeable batteries of the one or more lift devices via the inductive coil of the one or more wireless charging devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Messina, Shashank Bhatia, Ignacy Puszkiewicz, Mike Buhidar, Dave Lombardo, Peter Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20230256849
    Abstract: A delivery truck for transporting a vehicle includes a chassis, a tractive element coupled to the chassis, a prime mover configured to drive the tractive element to propel the delivery truck, a bed coupled to the chassis and configured to support the vehicle, and a wireless charging interface coupled to the bed and configured to wirelessly transfer energy to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Messina, Shashank Bhatia, Ignacy Puszkiewicz, Mike Buhidar, Dave Lombardo, Peter Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20230234821
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses include a platform charger for use with a lift, such as an aerial work platform (AWP) or mobile elevating work platform (MEWP). The platform charger includes an elevated platform, a ramp extending away from a first end of the platform, a battery, and an induction coil. The induction coil is received within the platform and positioned near an upper surface of the platform. The induction coil is configured to receive electricity from an energy source and generate a magnetic field that extends substantially upwardly, through the platform to objects positioned on the platform. The induction coil is also configured to act as an antenna, such that if the induction coil is positioned within an magnetic field, a current will be induced in the induction coil that can be used to recharge a battery associated with the platform charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Messina, Shashank Bhatia, Ignacy Puszkiewicz, Mike Buhidar, Dave Lombardo, Peter Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20230234456
    Abstract: A wireless charging system includes a platform having a substantially horizontal upper surface configured to support a vehicle and an induction coil coupled to the platform. The induction coil is configured to receive electrical energy from an energy source and generate a magnetic field above the upper surface, the magnetic field being positioned to wirelessly transfer the electrical energy to the vehicle while the vehicle is positioned atop the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Messina, Shashank Bhatia, Ignacy Puszkiewicz, Mike Buhidar, Dave Lombardo, Peter Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20230234462
    Abstract: A charging system includes a service vehicle and a controller. The service vehicle includes a chassis, a series of tractive elements coupled to the chassis, an energy storage device, and a charging interface operatively coupled to the energy storage device. The controller is configured to identify a location of a vehicle, control the service vehicle to navigate to the location of the vehicle, and control the service vehicle to transfer energy from the energy storage device to the vehicle through the charging interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Messina, Shashank Bhatia, Ignacy Puszkiewicz, Mike Buhidar, Dave Lombardo, Peter Gilbert
  • Patent number: 5127170
    Abstract: A new athletic shoe is disclosed suitable for packing in small suitbags or luggage for travel. A moveable or a detachable heel portion of the upper of the shoe allows the remainder of the upper to be collapsed to form a thinner shoe. Further, flexible soles may be used with inserts for providing rigidity, thereby allowing the toe of the shoe to be flexed back to the heal of the shoe allowing for a shorter, more compact structure for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Inventor: Robert Messina