Patents by Inventor Eric Linsmeier

Eric Linsmeier 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: 20260321071
    Abstract: A fire truck includes a first subsystem, a first sensor in communication with the first subsystem, a second subsystem, a second sensor in communication with the second subsystem, and a one or more processing circuits. The one or more processing circuits is configured to acquire, from the first sensor, first sensor data, acquire, from the second sensor, second sensor data, and in response to the fire truck operating in an emergency response operating state, maintain or reduce a sample rate of the first sensor and cause a sample rate of the second sensor to increase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2026
    Publication date: October 15, 2026
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Linsmeier, Eric Linsmeier
  • Publication number: 20260306888
    Abstract: An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis defining a longitudinal length, a first electrically-operated component positioned at a first location along the longitudinal length, a second electrically-operated component positioned at a second location along the longitudinal length, a raceway assembly, and an electrical cable providing power between the first location and the second location. The chassis includes a frame rail having an upper flange, a lower flange, and a webbing between the upper flange and the lower flange. The raceway assembly is coupled to the webbing and extends below the lower flange. At least a portion of the electrical cable is routed through the raceway assembly. To facilitate thermally regulating the electrical cable, the raceway assembly defines a plurality of vents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2026
    Publication date: October 8, 2026
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: David Archer, Eric Linsmeier, Chad Radtke, Tim Nelson, Seth Newlin, David Kay
  • Patent number: 12752139
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes an energy storage system including a battery disposed within a battery housing and a control system. The control system is configured to detect an onset of a battery thermal event during a charging session of the energy storage system with an external power supply, in response to the onset of the battery thermal event being detected, perform a first action, and in response to the battery thermal event continuing to progress following the first action, perform a second action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Linsmeier, David Archer, David Fieber, John Schultz, Jason Shively, Bob Schulz
  • Patent number: 12752140
    Abstract: An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, a first high voltage component, a second high voltage component, a cable support, and a high voltage cable. The chassis includes a frame rail and defines a longitudinal length of the electrified fire fighting vehicle. The first high voltage component is positioned at a first location along the longitudinal length. The second high voltage component is positioned at a second location along the longitudinal length. The cable support is coupled to the frame rail. The cable support extends (a) along at least a portion of the longitudinal length and (b) beneath the frame rail. The high voltage cable provides power between the first location and the second location. At least a portion of the high voltage cable is routed along the cable support such that the portion of the high voltage cable is suspended underneath and routed along the first frame rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: David Archer, Eric Linsmeier, Chad Radtke, Tim Nelson, Seth Newlin, David Kay
  • Publication number: 20260296307
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a plurality of portable devices, a vehicle, and a control system. The plurality of portable devices are configured to be positioned variously about a scene. Each of the plurality of portable devices include a light. The control system is configured to monitor a position of each of the plurality of portable devices, monitor a position of the vehicle, and coordinate operation of the light of each of the plurality of portable devices based on the position of each of the plurality of portable devices relative to the position of the vehicle when the vehicle is at the scene with the plurality of portable devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2026
    Publication date: October 1, 2026
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Linsmeier
  • Patent number: 12741168
    Abstract: An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, at least one of a water pump, a water tank, or an aerial ladder supported by the chassis, a first high voltage component, a second high voltage component, and a high voltage cable. The chassis includes a first frame rail and a second frame rail. The chassis defines a longitudinal length of the electrified fire fighting vehicle. The first high voltage component is positioned at a first location along the longitudinal length. The second high voltage component is positioned at a second location along the longitudinal length. The high voltage cable provides power between the first location and the second location. At least a portion of the high voltage cable is received within the first frame rail such that the portion of the high voltage cable is routed along and through an interior channel of the first frame rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: David Archer, Eric Linsmeier, Chad Radtke, Tim Nelson, Seth Newlin, David Kay
  • Patent number: 12734382
    Abstract: An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis defining a longitudinal length of the electrified fire fighting vehicle, a first high voltage component positioned at a first location along the longitudinal length, a second high voltage component positioned at a second location along the longitudinal length, and a raceway assembly. The raceway assembly includes a conduit and a high voltage cable. The high voltage cable provides power between the first location and the second location. To facilitate thermally regulating the high voltage cable, at least one of (a) the conduit defines a plurality of vents, (b) the raceway assembly includes a cooling element disposed within the conduit, or (c) the conduit comprises a thermally conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: David Archer, Eric Linsmeier, Chad Radtke, Tim Nelson, Seth Newlin, David Kay
  • Patent number: 12728807
    Abstract: An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis rearward of the cab, an axle coupled to the chassis, a battery pack having a maximum capacity, a driveline coupled to the axle, and a controller. The driveline includes an electric motor coupled to the battery pack. The controller is configured to prevent charging the battery pack beyond a charge threshold to maintain an amount of storage capacity between the charge threshold and the maximum capacity to accommodate energy generated during one or more regenerative braking events and permit charging the battery pack beyond the charge threshold up to an overcharge threshold in response to receiving an override command or a certain mode selection. The overcharge threshold is greater than the charge threshold but less than the maximum capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Linsmeier
  • Patent number: 12728305
    Abstract: An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis rearward of the cab, at least one of an aerial ladder, a torque box coupled to the chassis and the aerial ladder, or a water tank, and a battery pack positioned at least one of beneath the water tank or within the torque box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: David Archer, Eric Linsmeier
  • Patent number: 12728306
    Abstract: An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, a first high voltage component, a second high voltage component, at least one of a torque box or a water tank supported by the chassis, and a high voltage cable. The chassis defines a longitudinal length of the electrified vehicle. The first high voltage component is positioned at a first location along the longitudinal length. The second high voltage component is positioned at a second location along the longitudinal length. The high voltage cable provides power between the first location and the second location. The high voltage cable is routed through one or more of the at least one of the torque box or the water tank, or the high voltage cable is routed along a notch defined by one or more of the at least one of the torque box or the water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: David Archer, Eric Linsmeier, Chad Radtke, Tim Nelson, Seth Newlin, David Kay
  • Patent number: 12715376
    Abstract: A fire apparatus includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, a light system, and a vehicle controller. The light system includes a lightbar and a plurality of lights. The lightbar is coupled to the cab. The lightbar includes a plurality of lightbar lights and a lightbar controller. The plurality of lights are positioned about at least one of the cab or the body. The plurality of lights are directly coupled to the lightbar controller via a local interconnect network. The vehicle controller is directly coupled to the lightbar controller via a controller area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Linsmeier
  • Publication number: 20260245448
    Abstract: A scene management system includes a first communication device including a first sensor configured to provide first sensor data associated with a first agency, a second communication device including a second sensor configured to provide second sensor data associated with a second agency different from the first agency, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive the first sensor data and the second sensor data, determine that both the first sensor data and the second sensor data should be transferred to a first agency device associated with the first agency, transmit the first sensor data and the second sensor data to the first agency device, determine that (a) the first sensor data should not be transferred to a second agency device and (b) the second sensor data should be transferred to the second agency device, and transmit the second sensor data to the second agency device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2026
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Linsmeier, Korry Kobel, Fredric Yutzy, Dan Adamson
  • Patent number: 12694778
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a vehicle and processing circuitry. The vehicle includes a chassis, a tractive element coupled to the chassis, a prime mover configured to drive the tractive element to propel the vehicle, and one or more sensors. The processing circuitry is configured to at least one of (a) provide a first notification to a user including information describing a predicted failure, (b) identify, using image data, at least one of an object or an event within the surrounding environment, (c) determine, based on pressure data, a command for a second pump of an upstream vehicle where the second pump is fluidly coupled to an inlet of a first pump of the vehicle, or (d) vary the speed of the first pump in response to receiving a command to vary the speed of the first pump from a downstream vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Linsmeier, David Archer, Korry Kobel, Fredric Yutzy, Dan Adamson
  • Patent number: 12694727
    Abstract: A vehicle includes wheels, a plurality of subsystems, an energy system configured to drive the plurality of wheels and to power the plurality of subsystems, a sensor in communication with at least one of the plurality of wheels, the plurality of sub systems system, and the energy system, and a control system including configured to, receive operating data from the sensor, determine an operating state of the vehicle based on the operating data received from the sensor, record the operating data at a first recording rate in response to determining a first operating state of the vehicle, and record the operating data at a second recording rate in response to determining a second operating state of the vehicle, wherein the first recording rate is different from the second recording rate and the first operating state is different from the second operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Linsmeier, Eric Linsmeier
  • Publication number: 20260196592
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body supported on the chassis rearward of the cab and having a refuse compartment that defines a storage volume, an energy storage system supported by or coupled to the chassis, an external port accessible from an exterior of the cab or the body, and a cooling conduit connected between the external port and the storage volume or a battery housing. The external port is configured to receive a fluid from a fluid source and supply the fluid along the cooling conduit to the storage volume or the battery housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2026
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Linsmeier, David Archer, David Fieber, John Schultz, Jason Shively, Bob Schulz, Neil DeKarske
  • Patent number: 12673608
    Abstract: A vehicle system can include a plurality of portable devices, a vehicle, and a control system. The plurality of portable devices can be configured to be positioned variously about a scene. The vehicle can include a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, a vehicle lighting device coupled to at least one of the cab or the body, and an aerial device rotatably coupled to at least one of the chassis or the body. The control system can be configured to control an operation of at least one of the vehicle lighting device, the aerial device, or the plurality of portable devices based on a position of the plurality of portable devices and the vehicle at the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Linsmeier
  • Patent number: 12654535
    Abstract: An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, an electric motor coupled to the chassis, and an energy storage system positioned between the cab and the body. The energy storage system includes a rack, a first battery pack, a second battery pack, and a power distribution system. The rack is coupled to and extends upward from the chassis. The rack defines an interior chamber having a first portion, a second portion, and a center portion. The first battery pack is positioned within the first portion. The second battery pack is positioned within the second portion. The power distribution system is positioned within the center portion between the first battery pack and the second battery pack. The power distribution system is electrically coupled to the first battery pack, the second battery pack, and the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: David Archer, Eric Linsmeier
  • Patent number: 12654638
    Abstract: An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis having a pair of frame rails, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis rearward of the cab, an electric motor positioned between the pair of frame rails, an energy storage system positioned between the cab and the body, and a covering. The energy storage system includes a power cable coupled to the electric motor. The covering extends across the pair of frame rails and over at least a portion of the electric motor such that the power cable is positioned underneath the covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Seth Newlin, David Archer, Eric Linsmeier
  • Publication number: 20260158310
    Abstract: An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, a front axle coupled to the chassis, a rear axle coupled to the chassis, a water pump, an energy storage system, an engine, an electromagnetic device coupled to the energy storage system, and a supplemental motor coupled to the energy storage system. The electromagnetic device includes an input coupled to the engine, a first output coupled to the water pump, and a second output coupled to the rear axle. The supplemental motor is positioned between the electromagnetic device and the rear axle. The engine is configured to drive the water pump through the electromagnetic device. The engine is configured to drive the rear axle through the electromagnetic device and the supplemental motor. The electromagnetic device is configured to drive the water pump. The electromagnetic device is configured to drive the rear axle through the supplemental motor. The supplemental motor is configured to drive the rear axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Linsmeier
  • Publication number: 20260158309
    Abstract: An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, a front axle coupled to the chassis, a rear axle coupled to the chassis, a water pump, an energy storage system, an engine, an electromagnetic device coupled to the energy storage system, and a supplemental motor coupled to the energy storage system. The electromagnetic device includes an input coupled to the engine, a first output coupled to the water pump, and a second output coupled to the rear axle. The supplemental motor is coupled to and positioned rearward of the rear axle. The engine is configured to drive the water pump and the rear axle through the electromagnetic device. The electromagnetic device is configured to drive the water pump and the rear axle. The supplemental motor is configured to drive the rear axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventor: Eric Linsmeier