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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Thomas W. Hawkins, Marlow, OK (US);
Bryan John Lewis, Duncan, OK (US);
Tori H. Miller, Duncan, OK (US);
Wesley John Warren, Marlow, OK (US);
Austin Carl Schaffner, Duncan, OK (US);
Glenn Ray Fowler, Duncan, OK (US);
Bryan Chapman Lucas, Duncan, OK (US);
Calvin L. Stegemoeller, Duncan, OK (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
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.