Patents by Inventor Zhenyi Wei
Zhenyi Wei 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).
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Publication number: 20250135250Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis a body assembly coupled to the chassis, the body assembly including a tailgate and a refuse compartment, the tailgate pivotably coupled with the refuse compartment and positioned at a rear of the refuse compartment, and a spray system coupled to the body assembly and configured to selectively activate to spray a fluid at a target, the target including at least one of the tailgate or the refuse compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy
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Publication number: 20250138555Abstract: A system for controlling the operation of a refuse collection vehicle includes at least one first sensor coupled to the vehicle to detect objects during an approach, at least one second sensor to detect the vehicle's position during the approach, and one or more processors. The processors receive object data from the first sensor and positional data from the second sensor, and use this information to identify a refuse container. Upon identifying the refuse container, the processors transmit a first instruction to the vehicle's control system to adjust operating parameters during the approach.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy, Monika Nagalla, John Zucca
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Publication number: 20250135652Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a body, a hopper, a robotic arm implement, multiple cameras, and processing circuitry. The body defines a pair of refuse compartments. The hopper receives refuse and direct the refuse into one of the pair of refuse compartments. The cameras are positioned at the hopper. The processing circuitry obtains image data of the hopper from the cameras. The processing circuitry detects an object to be separated from other refuse in the hopper based on the image data. The processing circuitry is also configured to operate the robotic arm implement to move the object from a first part of the hopper to a second part of the hopper for storage in one of the pair of refuse compartments separate from other refuse. The processing circuitry may be configured to obtain at least part of the image data from a camera positioned within a customer's refuse container.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy, Monika Nagalla, John Zucca
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Publication number: 20250136069Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a driveline configured to transport the refuse vehicle, a cab defining a cab opening configured to receive an operator of the refuse vehicle therein, one or more sensors configured to generate sensor data corresponding to at least one of the refuse vehicle or the operator, and one or more processing circuits. The one or more processing circuits are configured to acquire, from the sensors, the sensor data, determine, based on the sensor data, an operator of the refuse vehicle is at least one of exiting the cab opening or is positioned outside of the cab opening, determine, based on the sensor data, that the refuse vehicle is in a non-parking configuration, and operate the refuse vehicle to place the refuse vehicle in a parking configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy
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Publication number: 20250136367Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis and defining a refuse compartment, a lift assembly configured to lift a refuse container to dump contents thereof into the refuse compartment, a display interface, a plurality of cameras positioned to capture a plurality of different views from the refuse vehicle, and a controller. The controller is configured to assign priority values to the plurality of different views, compare the priority values, and display, on the display interface, at least one of the plurality of different views based on the comparison of the priority values.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy, Johnny Bui
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Publication number: 20250136372Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, a compaction system, a camera, and one or more processing circuits. The body defines a refuse compartment configured to store refuse therein. The one or more processing circuits are configured to acquire, from the camera, image data corresponding to an object associated with refuse acquired by the refuse vehicle, determine, based on the image data, a refuse category associated with the object, determine, based on the refuse category, a first packing profile for the compaction system, and operate the compaction system according to the first packing profile. The first packing profile includes at least one packing parameter associated with operation of the compaction system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy
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Publication number: 20250139563Abstract: A system for monitoring an operation of a refuse vehicle includes a device configured to collect data pertaining to operations of the refuse vehicle and a performance of an operator, and one or more processing circuits in communication with the device. The one or more processing circuits are configured to receive, from the device, the data pertaining to operations of the refuse vehicle and the performance of the operator, analyze the data based on baseline data, the baseline data pertaining to a baseline value of the operations of the refuse vehicle and the performance of the operator, generate, based on an analysis of the data, an operator score, and provide, via a display, a user interface that includes the operator score.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy
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Publication number: 20250136368Abstract: A includes a camera and processing circuitry. The camera can be oriented outwards from the refuse vehicle and is configured to obtain image data of a refuse container. The processing circuitry can be configured to obtain the image data. The processing circuitry can also configured to predict, based on the image data, a type of refuse in the refuse container. The processing circuitry can also be configured to, responsive to determining that the refuse vehicle is configured to collect the type of refuse in the refuse container, operate a lift apparatus of the refuse vehicle to empty the refuse in the refuse container into a hopper of the refuse vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy, Monika Nagalla, John Zucca
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Publication number: 20250136370Abstract: A refuse collection system includes a deployable refuse collection vehicle and a control system. The deployable refuse collection vehicle is configured to deploy from a refuse vehicle. The deployable refuse collection vehicle includes a chassis, a drive system coupled to the chassis, one or more sensors configured to acquire data to facilitate detecting a refuse can, a grip apparatus configured to engage the refuse can. The control system is configured to detect the refuse can based on the data, control the drive system to navigate the deployable refuse collection vehicle to the refuse can, and control the grip apparatus to engage with the refuse can.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy, Johnny Bui, Monika Nagalla, John Zucca
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Publication number: 20250138541Abstract: A remote control system for operating vehicles includes a first vehicle, a second vehicle including one or more controllable elements, and one or more processing circuits. The one or more processing circuits are configured to acquire, from the first vehicle, input data corresponding to the second vehicle, generate, based on the input data, control signals for the one or more controllable elements of the second vehicle, and provide the control signals to the one or more controllable elements of the second vehicle to operate the one or more controllable elements according to the input data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy
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Publication number: 20250137792Abstract: A system includes a refuse vehicle, multiple refuse containers, and a remote computing system. The refuse vehicle includes a telematics unit. The refuse containers are positioned at different customer locations. Each of the refuse containers include a sensor configured to measure a fill level and a wireless transceiver. The remote computing system includes processing circuitry configured to obtain a status of the refuse vehicle from the telematics unit. The processing circuitry is also configured to obtain sensor data from the refuse containers indicating the fill level of each of the refuse containers. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine a route for the refuse vehicle based on the status of the refuse vehicle and the sensor data obtained from the refuse containers. The processing circuitry is also configured to transmit the route to the telematics unit of the refuse vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy
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Publication number: 20250136101Abstract: A system for directing vehicles in a refuse transfer station comprising: an electronic device; a communication hub; and one or more processors configured to: receive an indication from the electronic device of a first location of at least one object and a second location of at least one vehicle; map the location of the first location and the second location; determine a path between the first location and the second location; and transmit, through the communication hub, to the at least one vehicle the path between the first location and the second location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy
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Publication number: 20250136364Abstract: 1. A system for detecting a refuse can including at least one sensor and one or more processing circuits communicably coupled to the sensor. The one or more processing circuits are configured to capture, from the at least one sensor, data regarding a pickup location associated with a refuse can, determine, based on the data, if the refuse can is present at the pickup location, upon determining that the refuse can is absent from the pickup location, generate an indication that the refuse can is absent from the pickup location, and upon determining that the refuse can is present at the pickup location, generate a command to initiate a refuse collection operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy
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Publication number: 20250135998Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis and defining a refuse compartment, a tailgate pivotally coupled to the body at a rear of the refuse compartment, a first camera coupled to the tailgate at a first location, a second camera coupled to the tailgate at a second location lower than the first location, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a reverse operation of the refuse vehicle, cause the first camera to capture a first image during the reverse operation when the tailgate is at a closed position, and cause the second camera to capture a second image during the reverse operation when the tailgate is at a fully open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy
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Publication number: 20250136369Abstract: A refuse vehicle, comprising a chassis, a user input device, at least one tractive element, at least one sensor for receiving sensor data related to the surrounding environment, and at least one processor. The processor receives the sensor data and processes it to identify non-drivable bounding areas. Additionally, the processor receives an indication from the user input device to autonomously operate the vehicle in reverse. In response to this indication, the processor autonomously adjusts one or more operating parameters to operate the vehicle in reverse and avoid the non-drivable bounding areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Vince Schad, Andy Cornelius, Nick Weykamp, Quincy Wittman, Jerrod Kappers, Brendan Chan, Eric Olson, Zhenyi Wei, Alec Ehlke, Jeff Meyer, Umang Patel, Austin Mahoney, Thomas Vale, William Young, Johnny Bui, Nagabhushana Sharma Gurumurthy
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Publication number: 20250091443Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis, a vehicle body, a hydraulic system, a battery, and an electric power take-off system. The electric power take-off system includes an inverter electrically coupled to the battery, a motor electrically coupled to the inverter and configured to power the hydraulic system, a cooling circuit in thermal communication with the inverter, and a fluid pump configured to pump cooling fluid through the cooling circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20250087030Abstract: A cloud computing system for digital twinning a telehandler or a boom lift and a controller. The telehandler or boom lift may include a sensor, a device, and an electronic control system. The cloud computing system is configured to receive multiple datasets, including from at least one of the sensor, the device, or the electronic control system of the telehandler. The cloud computing system is also configured to generate a virtual telehandler or boom lift based on the datasets. The virtual telehandler or boom lift includes a visual representation of the telehandler or boom lift and the datasets. The controller is also configured to operate a display of a user device to provide the visual representation of the telehandler and one or more of the datasets to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Koga, Cody D. Clifton, Zhenyi Wei, Grant Wildgrube
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Patent number: 12240147Abstract: A drum control system includes one or more processing circuits having programed instructions to control a drum assembly to rotate a drum at a first, unmixed speed to mix drum contents received by the drum where the drum contents including ingredients of a concrete mixture, acquire drum contents data indicative of a property of the drum contents from a mixture sensor and monitor the property of the drum contents as the drum rotates, acquire a target property for the drum contents upon delivery, determine a second, mixed speed based at least partially on the target property, and control the drum assembly to rotate the drum at the second, mixed speed in response to determining that the property of the drum contents indicates that the ingredients have been sufficiently mixed.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Bryan S. Datema, Christopher K. Yakes, Cody Clifton, Zhenyi Wei
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Publication number: 20250066118Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage device, a body, a first electric power take-off system, and a second electric power take-off system. The energy storage device is supported by the chassis and is configured to provide electrical power to a prime mover. Activation of the prime mover selectively drives the refuse vehicle. The body is supported by the chassis. The first electric power take-off system is coupled to at least one of the body and the chassis, and includes a first motor that is configured to drive a first hydraulic pump to convert electrical power received from the energy storage device into hydraulic power. The second electric power take-off system is coupled to at least one of the body and the chassis, and includes a second motor that is configured to drive a second hydraulic pump to convert electrical power received from the energy storage device into hydraulic power.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20250058498Abstract: A concrete mixer vehicle includes a chassis, a cab, a drum system, and a control system. The drum system includes a mixer drum coupled to the chassis and a drum driver configured to rotate the mixer drum. The control system includes an operator interface disposed within the cab and one or more processing circuits. The operator interface includes a display and a joystick. The one or more processing circuits have programed instructions to control the display to provide a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface provides a graphical representation of the mixer drum, a settings button, a temperature output, a pressure output, a slump output regarding a slump of contents within the mixer drum, a speed output regarding a rotational speed of the mixer drum, a revolution counter regarding a number of revolutions of the mixer drum, and a mode indicator regarding an operational mode of the drum system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Bryan S. Datema, Christopher K. Yakes, Cody Clifton, Zhenyi Wei