EP2885157A4 - Support apparatus for moving proppant from a container in a proppant discharge system - Google Patents

Support apparatus for moving proppant from a container in a proppant discharge system

Info

Publication number: EP2885157A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: proppant; container; support apparatus; discharge system; moving
Prior art date: 2012-07-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP13823352.3A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2885157A2 (en

Inventor

John Oren

Joshua Oren

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Oren Technologies LLC

Original Assignee

Oren Technologies LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2012-07-23

Filing date

2013-07-02

Publication date

2016-05-18

2012-07-23 Priority claimed from US13/555,635 external-priority patent/US9718610B2/en

2012-09-27 Priority claimed from US13/628,702 external-priority patent/US10464741B2/en

2012-10-25 Priority claimed from US13/660,840 external-priority patent/US8505780B2/en

2013-07-02 Application filed by Oren Technologies LLC filed Critical Oren Technologies LLC

2013-07-02 Priority to EP17176259.4A priority Critical patent/EP3243773A1/en

2015-06-24 Publication of EP2885157A2 publication Critical patent/EP2885157A2/en

2016-05-18 Publication of EP2885157A4 publication Critical patent/EP2885157A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
- B65D90/54—Gates or closures
- B65D90/58—Gates or closures having closure members sliding in the plane of the opening
- B65D90/587—Gates or closures having closure members sliding in the plane of the opening having a linear motion
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
- B65G47/02—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors
- B65G47/16—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding materials in bulk
- B65G47/18—Arrangements or applications of hoppers or chutes
- B65G47/19—Arrangements or applications of hoppers or chutes having means for controlling material flow, e.g. to prevent overloading
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G65/00—Loading or unloading
- B65G65/30—Methods or devices for filling or emptying bunkers, hoppers, tanks, or like containers, of interest apart from their use in particular chemical or physical processes or their application in particular machines, e.g. not covered by a single other subclass
- B65G65/34—Emptying devices
- B65G65/40—Devices for emptying otherwise than from the top
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
- B65G2201/04—Bulk
- B65G2201/045—Sand, soil and mineral ore

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Filling Or Emptying Of Bunkers, Hoppers, And Tanks (AREA)
Control And Other Processes For Unpacking Of Materials (AREA)
Loading Or Unloading Of Vehicles (AREA)
Auxiliary Methods And Devices For Loading And Unloading (AREA)
Feeding, Discharge, Calcimining, Fusing, And Gas-Generation Devices (AREA)

EP13823352.3A 2012-07-23 2013-07-02 Support apparatus for moving proppant from a container in a proppant discharge system Withdrawn EP2885157A4 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP17176259.4A EP3243773A1 (en)	2012-07-23	2013-07-02	Support apparatus for moving proppant from a container in a proppant discharge system

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US13/555,635 US9718610B2 (en)	2012-07-23	2012-07-23	Proppant discharge system having a container and the process for providing proppant to a well site
US13/628,702 US10464741B2 (en)	2012-07-23	2012-09-27	Proppant discharge system and a container for use in such a proppant discharge system
US13/660,870 US8668430B2 (en)	2012-07-23	2012-10-25	Proppant discharge system and a container for use in such a proppant discharge system
US13/660,840 US8505780B2 (en)	2011-12-21	2012-10-25	Proppant storage vessel and assembly thereof
US13/660,855 US9725233B2 (en)	2012-07-23	2012-10-25	Proppant discharge system and a container for use in such a proppant discharge system
US13/768,962 US9771224B2 (en)	2012-07-23	2013-02-15	Support apparatus for moving proppant from a container in a proppant discharge system
PCT/US2013/049028 WO2014018236A2 (en)	2012-07-23	2013-07-02	Support apparatus for moving proppant from a container in a proppant discharge system

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP17176259.4A Division EP3243773A1 (en)	2012-07-23	2013-07-02	Support apparatus for moving proppant from a container in a proppant discharge system

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2885157A2 EP2885157A2 (en)	2015-06-24
EP2885157A4 true EP2885157A4 (en)	2016-05-18

Family

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Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP13823352.3A Withdrawn EP2885157A4 (en)	2012-07-23	2013-07-02	Support apparatus for moving proppant from a container in a proppant discharge system
EP17176259.4A Withdrawn EP3243773A1 (en)	2012-07-23	2013-07-02	Support apparatus for moving proppant from a container in a proppant discharge system

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP17176259.4A Withdrawn EP3243773A1 (en)	2012-07-23	2013-07-02	Support apparatus for moving proppant from a container in a proppant discharge system

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
EP (2)	EP2885157A4 (en)
CN (1)	CN104379403A (en)
AU (3)	AU2013293410B2 (en)
CA (2)	CA2974132C (en)
CO (1)	CO7141423A2 (en)
MX (1)	MX358401B (en)
WO (1)	WO2014018236A2 (en)

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AU2017202215B2 (en)	2018-07-19
AU2013293410B2 (en)	2017-01-05
CO7141423A2 (en)	2014-12-12
WO2014018236A3 (en)	2014-05-15
AU2013293410A1 (en)	2015-02-19
CA2876016C (en)	2017-09-05
AU2017202215A1 (en)	2017-04-27
CN104379403A (en)	2015-02-25
MX358401B (en)	2018-08-16
CA2974132C (en)	2019-05-07
CA2974132A1 (en)	2014-01-30
CA2876016A1 (en)	2014-01-30
WO2014018236A2 (en)	2014-01-30
EP2885157A2 (en)	2015-06-24
EP3243773A1 (en)	2017-11-15
AU2018203334B2 (en)	2020-05-07

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2016-05-18	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20160420
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