Patents by Inventor Jeremy Kiekhaefer

Jeremy Kiekhaefer 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: 20240217737
    Abstract: A refuse vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a refuse compartment body coupled to the chassis and defining a hopper and a storage volume; and a packer assembly including a packer body coupled to at least one actuator and disposed at least partially within the refuse compartment body, the packer body movable between at least a portion of the hopper and at least a portion of the storage volume, and an enclosure that extends along the refuse body parallel to the chassis, the enclosure at least partially separating the at least one actuator from the refuse compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Vince Schad, Erik Ellifson, Eric Braun, Brady Slaughter, Patrick Dillman, Ryan Ullius, Jeremy Kiekhaefer, Martin J. Schimke, Caleb Binder, Bennett Unfried, Derek Wente, Jacob Wallin, Matt Erickson
  • Publication number: 20240217736
    Abstract: Provided herein is a refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis and housing a hopper, and a subhopper disposed adjacent or at least partially within the hopper. The subhopper includes a sloped upper surface configured to direct refuse deposited into the hopper toward an end of the hopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Vince Schad, Erik Ellifson, Eric Braun, Brady Slaughter, Patrick Dillman, Ryan Ullius, Jeremy Kiekhaefer, Martin J. Schimke, Caleb Binder, Bennett Unfried, Derek Wente, Jacob Wallin, Matt Erickson
  • Patent number: 11731507
    Abstract: A powertrain includes a transfer case configured to couple to a transmission and an override system coupled to the transfer case. The transfer case includes a shift rod, a piston assembly including a first piston coupled to the shift rod and a second piston selectively engageable with the first piston, and a resilient member positioned to bias the shift rod and the first piston into a high position corresponding with a high mode of operation of the transfer case. The override system includes a housing coupled to the transfer case, a lever coupled to the housing and pivotable between a first position and a second position, and an engagement element disposed within the housing and coupled to the lever. The engagement element is configured to engage the second piston in response to the lever being pivoted from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Martin Schimke, Eric Braun, Jeremy Kiekhaefer
  • Publication number: 20210276415
    Abstract: A powertrain includes a transfer case configured to couple to a transmission and an override system coupled to the transfer case. The transfer case includes a shift rod, a piston assembly including a first piston coupled to the shift rod and a second piston selectively engageable with the first piston, and a resilient member positioned to bias the shift rod and the first piston into a high position corresponding with a high mode of operation of the transfer case. The override system includes a housing coupled to the transfer case, a lever coupled to the housing and pivotable between a first position and a second position, and an engagement element disposed within the housing and coupled to the lever. The engagement element is configured to engage the second piston in response to the lever being pivoted from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Martin Schimke, Eric Braun, Jeremy Kiekhaefer
  • Patent number: 10906396
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a transmission, a transfer case configured to directly couple to the transmission, and an override system coupled to the transfer case. The transfer case includes a shift rod, a piston assembly including a first piston coupled to the shift rod and a second piston selectively engageable with the first piston, and a resilient member positioned to bias the shift rod and the first piston into a high position corresponding with a high mode of operation of the transfer case. The override system includes a housing coupled to the transfer case, a lever coupled to the housing and pivotally actuatable between a first position and a second position, and an engagement element disposed within the housing and coupled to the lever. The engagement element is configured to engage the second piston in response to the lever being pivoted from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Martin Schimke, Eric Braun, Jeremy Kiekhaefer
  • Patent number: D1015937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Fisher, McCall Groen, Jeremy Kiekhaefer, Greg Steffens, Nhia Thao
  • Patent number: D1083668
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Bennett, Jon Branson, David Cockrell, Aaron Fisher, Chris Goodman, McCall Groen, Jeremy Kiekhaefer, Brandon Lemke, Chris Mills, Mike Moore, Mitchell Murphy, Andrew Rausch, Greg Steffens, Nhia Thao, Mathew Ubachs, Jeff Verhagen, Ryan Wolf