Mobile support structure for bulk material containers

US10526136B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Thomas W. Hawkins · Normal, US
• Bryan John Lewis · Duncan, US
• Tori H. Miller · Duncan, US
• Wesley John Warren · Marlow, US
• Austin Carl Schaffner · Duncan, US
• Glenn Ray Fowler · Duncan, US
• Bryan Chapman Lucas · Duncan, US
• Calvin L. Stegemoeller · Hewitt, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 22, 2015
• Grant date: Jan 7, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 22, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D90/66
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

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.