Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mobile support structure for bulk material containers
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Application No.: US15522601Application Date: 2015-07-22
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Publication No.: US10526136B2Publication Date: 2020-01-07
- Inventor: Thomas W. Hawkins , Bryan John Lewis , Tori H. Miller , Wesley John Warren , Austin Carl Schaffner , Glenn Ray Fowler , Bryan Chapman Lucas , Calvin L. Stegemoeller
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Agent John W. Wustenberg
- International Application: PCT/US2015/041543 WO 20150722
- International Announcement: WO2017/014768 WO 20170126
- Main IPC: B65D90/12
- IPC: B65D90/12 ; B62D63/06 ; B65D88/16 ; B65D88/26 ; B65D90/20 ; B65D90/48 ; B65D90/66

Abstract:
In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, systems and methods for efficiently managing bulk material are provided. The disclosure is directed to a portable support structure used to receive one or more portable containers of bulk material and output bulk material from the containers directly into the blender hopper. The portable support structure may include a frame for receiving and holding the one or more portable bulk material containers in an elevated position proximate the blender hopper, as well as one or more gravity feed outlets for routing the bulk material from the containers directly into the blender hopper. In some embodiments, the portable support structure may be transported to the well site on a trailer, unloaded from the trailer, and positioned proximate the blender unit. In other embodiments, the portable support structure may be a mobile support structure that is integrated into a trailer unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170334639A1 MOBILE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR BULK MATERIAL CONTAINERS Public/Granted day:2017-11-23
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