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The Heil Co.

The Heil Co. exhibits a surprisingly diversified patent strategy beyond its core automotive sector, with significant activity in areas like Business Methods & Fintech (8.5% of portfolio) and Radar / Sonar / Lidar (8.5% of portfolio). While Vehicle Powertrain Arrangement remains a focus with 9.2% of its portfolio, the company shows an emerging interest in Manipulators & Robotics, which saw a remarkable 150.0% year-over-year growth in 2026 so far, indicating a strategic pivot towards automation and advanced manufacturing.

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Yearly patent publications since 2023

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Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

153 US filings (since 2023) · 12 categories · 9 themes

Alternative Fuel Storage & Delivery

Design and integration of systems for storing and delivering alternative fuels (e.g., hydrogen, CNG, or specific fuel vapor management for gasoline) within the vehicle, including pressure vessels and specialized valves.

Vehicle Powertrain Arrangement
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6since 2023
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ADAS Perception & Displayfiltered

Systems utilizing various sensors (e.g., cameras, radar, sonar) to perceive the vehicle's surrounding environment, detect objects, and process/display relevant information to the driver for enhanced awareness, assistance in maneuvers, or safety.

Vehicle Body Fittings
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6since 2023
+50.0%YoY
Hybrid/Electric Drive Unit Design

Addresses the design and arrangement of electric motors, transmissions, and associated power electronics (like inverters) to form integrated drive units for hybrid or electric vehicles, including specific components like busbars and electric brakes.

Vehicle Powertrain Arrangement
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5since 2023
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Specialized End-Effectors & Mechanisms

Design and control of advanced robotic grippers, tools, and mechanical linkages for specific manipulation tasks or operating in challenging environments.

Manipulators & Robotics
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4since 2023
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Vehicle Body Structural Design

Innovations in the materials, manufacturing, and assembly of vehicle body components to enhance rigidity, crashworthiness, and functional integration.

Vehicle Steering & Bodies
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2since 2023
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Connected Vehicle Communication (V2X)

Systems enabling wireless communication between vehicles (V2V), vehicles and infrastructure (V2I), or vehicles and other entities (V2X) to share information for traffic management, safety, and navigation.

Traffic Control Systems
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2since 2023
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EV Thermal Management Systems

Systems designed to manage the temperature of multiple components in electric or hybrid vehicles, such as batteries, electric motors, power electronics, and the passenger cabin, often using shared or interconnected cooling/heating circuits.

Vehicle Powertrain Arrangement
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1since 2023
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Battery Pack Mechanical Design

Focuses on the structural integrity, housing, mounting, and physical integration of battery cells into robust and protected packs within electric vehicles, including manufacturing considerations.

Vehicle Powertrain Arrangement
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1since 2023
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Advanced Radar/Lidar Hardware

Innovations in the physical components and architectures of radar, lidar, and sonar systems, including antenna design, RF signal generation, beam steering mechanisms, and optical elements for improved performance.

Radar / Sonar / Lidar
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1since 2023
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Patents

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ADAS Perception & Display
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US 12545505 B2GRANTED
B65F3/14

Service verification for a rear loading refuse vehicle

Filed:2023-01-06Pub:2026-02-10
Applicant:The Heil Co.

A service verification system for a rear loading refuse vehicle includes a motion sensor on a tailgate of the refuse vehicle. The motion sensor is configured to sense refuse being loaded into a tailgate hopper and to provide a time-stamped triggering signal corresponding to a refuse loading event. An onboard processor is configured to receive the triggering signal and evaluate other sensor data to correlate the refuse loading event with an entity.

US 20250313152 A1APPLICATION
B60R1/25

Video Display for Refuse Collection

Filed:2025-06-13Pub:2025-10-09
Applicant:The Heil Co.

A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, a lift arm coupled to the grabber and operable to raise and lower the grabber, a camera that is arranged to generate video data of a scene external to the refuse collection vehicle, and a semi-transparent display device configured to display the video data generated by the camera, wherein the semi-transparent display is positioned within a forward line of sight of an operator of the refuse collection vehicle.

US 12351109 B2GRANTED
B60R1/25

Video display for refuse collection

Filed:2024-05-03Pub:2025-07-08
Applicant:The Heil Co.

A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, a lift arm coupled to the grabber and operable to raise and lower the grabber, a camera that is arranged to generate video data of a scene external to the refuse collection vehicle, and a semi-transparent display device configured to display the video data generated by the camera, wherein the semi-transparent display is positioned within a forward line of sight of an operator of the refuse collection vehicle.

US 20250065830 A1APPLICATION
B60R16/023

FLEET VEHICLE WITH MONITORING SYSTEM

Filed:2024-11-08Pub:2025-02-27
Applicant:The Heil Co.

A vehicle includes: a set of cameras mounted to the vehicle and configured to generate video data showing an interior and exterior of the vehicle; a set of sensor devices including at least one of an accelerometer, a GPS receiver, or a magnetometer, the set of sensor devices generating sensor data representing characteristics of the movement of the vehicle; a vehicle monitoring apparatus configured to perform operations comprising: obtaining the video data; determining, based on a portion of the video data, that a particular type of vehicle event is occurring; identifying a type of sensor data to be collected for the particular type of vehicle event; selecting a portion of the sensor data that corresponds to the identified type of sensor data; and generating event information that includes: data indicating the particular type of vehicle event; the portion of the video data; and the selected portion of the sensor data.

US 20240278724 A1APPLICATION
B60R1/25

Video Display for Refuse Collection

Filed:2024-05-03Pub:2024-08-22
Applicant:The Heil Co.

A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, a lift arm coupled to the grabber and operable to raise and lower the grabber, a camera that is arranged to generate video data of a scene external to the refuse collection vehicle, and a semi-transparent display device configured to display the video data generated by the camera, wherein the semi-transparent display is positioned within a forward line of sight of an operator of the refuse collection vehicle.

US 11999300 B2GRANTED
B60R1/25

Video display for refuse collection

Filed:2022-01-19Pub:2024-06-04
Applicant:The Heil Co.

A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, a lift arm coupled to the grabber and operable to raise and lower the grabber, a camera that is arranged to generate video data of a scene external to the refuse collection vehicle, and a semi-transparent display device configured to display the video data generated by the camera, wherein the semi-transparent display is positioned within a forward line of sight of an operator of the refuse collection vehicle.

US 20220297619 A1APPLICATION
B60R16/023

Vehicle Activity Information System

Filed:2022-06-10Pub:2022-09-22
Applicant:The Heil Co.

Techniques are described for vehicle activity information collection and analysis. A vehicle activity information unit in a vehicle generates vehicle activity information including video data that is captured by interior and/or exterior camera(s) on the vehicle. The vehicle activity information can also include sensor data generated by an accelerometer, a compass, a temperature sensor, a Global Positioning System module, and/or other sensor(s). The vehicle activity information can also include audio data generated by at least one microphone. In some implementations, at least a portion of the vehicle activity information is collected during a period of time that includes an event (e.g., an accident). The information is stored in data storage with an association between the information and the event, and is processed to generate performance data associated with a driver of the vehicle. The performance data can be presented through a user interface to the driver or other(s).

US 20220234505 A1APPLICATION
B60R1/25

Video Display for Refuse Collection

Filed:2022-01-19Pub:2022-07-28
Applicant:The Heil Co.

A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, a lift arm coupled to the grabber and operable to raise and lower the grabber, a camera that is arranged to generate video data of a scene external to the refuse collection vehicle, and a semi-transparent display device configured to display the video data generated by the camera, wherein the semi-transparent display is positioned within a forward line of sight of an operator of the refuse collection vehicle.

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