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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
May. 09, 2024
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Jeffrey Koga, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Emily Davis, Rochester, MN (US);
Jerrod Kappers, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Vince Schad, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Robert S. Messina, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Christopher K. Yakes, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Joshua D. Rocholl, Rochester, MN (US);
Vincent Hoover, Byron, MN (US);
Clinton T. Weckwerth, Pine Island, MN (US);
Zachary L. Klein, Rochester, MN (US);
John Beck, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brendan Chan, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Skylar A. Wachter, Dodge Center, MN (US);
Dale Matsumoto, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Abstract
A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to generate a route, control a drone to surveil an area along the route, generate, from a sensor on the drone, status data for one or more refuse containers, analyze the status data to determine a status of refuse within the area, provide a notification to a customer based on the status of refuse, repeat surveillance to determine if the status of refuse has changed, generate a revised route in response to determining that the status of refuse has changed, and update a customer bill in response to determining that the status of refuse has changed.