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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2017
Proppant Express Solutions, Llc, Denver, CO (US);
Kenneth W. Eiden, III, Bozeman, MT (US);
Timothy Stefan, Bozeman, MT (US);
Mark D'Agostino, Bozeman, MT (US);
Scott D'Agostino, Bozeman, MT (US);
Clint Lohman, Bozeman, MT (US);
Marc Kevin Fisher, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Proppant Express Solutions, LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
A system for distributing a fracking proppant at a well site using a support frame to position a series of storage containers above a conveyor. The support frame receives a plurality of storage container and aligns the storage containers with hoppers formed on the conveyor. The support frame can include outriggers that extend to increase the stability and the amount of supported weight. The support frame includes a series of cross supports that extend across the conveyor belts to support the storage containers. The cross supports can include load cells to monitor the weight of the storage containers and stored proppant. The width of the cross supports can be adjusted and the support frame can include an extension frame to expand the width of the support frame. A control panel is included to display the status of the containers (full/empty/partially full) and control and monitoring the discharge rate of the plurality of containers.