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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Proppant Express Solutions, Llc, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Cory Snyder, Denver, CO (US);
Scott Joseph D'Agostino, Bozeman, MT (US);
Marc Kevin Fisher, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Matthew Oehler, Denver, CO (US);
Kevin Smith, Denver, CO (US);
Brian Dorfman, Denver, CO (US);
Mark John D'Agostino, Bozeman, MT (US);
Assignee:
Proppant Express Solutions, LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 65/23 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); B65G 65/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/2607 (2020.05); B65G 65/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A proppant container facilitates the transportation of wet sand for use in a hydraulic fracturing operation. The container is mounted in a cradle that tips downward in arcuate motion for discharge or proppant through a top opening The tipping mechanism may be driven by a system of gears or a hydraulic ram.