Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Edelbach

Timothy J. Edelbach 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 vehicle packing system
    Patent number: 8182194
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a refuse collection vehicle including a vehicle body for receiving, compacting, transporting and ejecting refuse materials of a type using a packer panel that operates reciprocally along in said vehicle body with a connected follower panel in which the receiving and packing arrangement enables refuse to be deposited into a receiving section or area at any time regardless of the reciprocal position of the packer panel and which includes an efficient, low maintenance wiper member design in conjunction with a follower panel attached to the packer panel such that the top surface of both the follower panel and the packer panel are cleaned or swept off during the return or retraction stroke of the packer panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Claudiu D. Pruteanu, Jarud H. Hoefker, Timothy J. Edelbach
  • REFUSE VEHICLE PACKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090317219
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a refuse collection vehicle including a vehicle body for receiving, compacting, transporting and ejecting refuse materials of a type using a packer panel that operates reciprocally along in said vehicle body with a connected follower panel in which the receiving and packing arrangement enables refuse to be deposited into a receiving section or area at any time regardless of the reciprocal position of the packer panel and which includes an efficient, low maintenance wiper member design in conjunction with a follower panel attached to the packer panel such that the top surface of both the follower panel and the packer panel are cleaned or swept off during the return or retraction stroke of the packer panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: MCNEILUS TRUCK AND MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Claudiu D. Pruteanu, Jarud H. Hoefker, Timothy J. Edelbach