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AssigneeTy-Crop Manufacturing Ltd.
InventorsGary Teichrob, Scott Mason, Dave Keck, James Easden
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A method and system for handling granular material, such as proppant used in hydraulic fracturing in well drilling, is provided. In an operational configuration, a delivery module having conveyors receives and conveys granular material to a delivery location, and one or more mobile storage modules receive, hold and dispense granular material downward to the delivery module. The mobile storage modules comprise a raised, angular container portion for holding granular material. Each module may comprise a rock-over chassis for support against ground. In a transportation configuration, each of the delivery modules and mobile storage modules are separately transportable as semi-trailers. System redundancy features such as hydraulic power packs are also provided for.
A system for handling granular material, the system comprising:
A delivery module for handling granular material, the delivery module configured, in a delivery module operational configuration, to receive said granular material from one or more mobile storage modules and to convey said granular material to a predetermined delivery location, the one or more mobile storage modules adjacent to the delivery module, each of the one or more mobile storage modules configured, in a mobile storage module operational configuration, to hold and dispense said granular material downward to the delivery module.
A mobile storage module for handling granular material, the mobile storage module configured, in a mobile storage module operational configuration, to hold and dispense said granular material downward to an adjacent delivery module, the delivery module configured, in a delivery module operational configuration, to receive said granular material from the mobile storage module and to convey said granular material to a predetermined delivery location.
A method for handling granular material, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.