Patents by Inventor Alexander Christinzio
Alexander Christinzio has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240167372Abstract: A system for electric-motor driven transportation mechanism for fracturing operations is disclosed. The system includes at least one transportation mechanism to transport blender components for a blender fluid from a first tub that may be a proppant hopper to a second tub that may be a blender tub and that may be associated with a fracturing blender; an electric motor and a control unit associated with the at least one transportation mechanism; and at least one variable frequency drive (VFD) associated with the electric motors for real time control of a speed associated with the at least one transportation mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Alexander Christinzio, Brandon Hinderliter, Lon Robinson, Jared Oehring
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Patent number: 11960305Abstract: A pump control system includes an additive pump, the additive pump being fluidly coupled to a component of a hydraulic fracturing system. The system also includes an additive container, the additive container configured to provide an additive to the additive pump via a flow path. The system further includes a diversion system, arranged within the flow path between the additive pump and the component of the hydraulic fracturing system, the diversion system configured to redirected at least a portion of additive directed toward the component of the hydraulic fracturing system. The system includes a calibration system configured to receive the redirected portion of the additive, the calibration system adapted to adjust one or more operational parameters of the additive pump responsive to an evaluation of a flow parameter of the redirected portion of the additive.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Jared Oehring, Alexander Christinzio
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Patent number: 11885206Abstract: A system for electric-motor driven transportation mechanism for fracturing operations is disclosed. The system includes at least one transportation mechanism to transport blender components for a blender fluid from a first tub that may be a proppant hopper to a second tub that may be a blender tub and that may be associated with a fracturing blender; an electric motor and a control unit associated with the at least one transportation mechanism; and at least one variable frequency drive (VFD) associated with the electric motors for real time control of a speed associated with the at least one transportation mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Alexander Christinzio, Brandon Hinderliter, Lon Robinson, Jared Oehring
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Patent number: 11846167Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a system for a blender tub overflow catch is disclosed for fracturing operations using a fracturing fluid blender. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a first tub that may be a blender tub and a second tub forming a blender tub overflow catch that is adapted to circumvent an outside diameter of the first tub to catch overflow fluid from the first tub so that it can be directed back into the first tub upon a determination that the first tub has a capacity to handle the overflow fluid.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Alexander Christinzio, Jared Oehring
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Publication number: 20230212931Abstract: A hydraulic fracturing pump system includes an electric powered hydraulic fracturing pump positioned on a support structure. The system also includes a suction stabilizer/dampener coupled to a suction end of the pump. The system further includes a compressed gas supply, fluidly coupled to the suction stabilizer/dampener, and positioned on the support structure. The system also includes a flow path between the suction stabilizer/dampener and the compressed gas supply, the flow path including at least one valve and at least one regulator configured to control flow from the compressed gas supply to the suction stabilizer/dampener.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Jared Oehring, Alexander Christinzio, Lon Robinson
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Patent number: 11492886Abstract: A hydraulic fracturing pump system includes an electric powered hydraulic fracturing pump positioned on a support structure. The system also includes a suction stabilizer/dampener coupled to a suction end of the pump. The system further includes a compressed gas supply, fluidly coupled to the suction stabilizer/dampener, and positioned on the support structure. The system also includes a flow path between the suction stabilizer/dampener and the compressed gas supply, the flow path including at least one valve and at least one regulator configured to control flow from the compressed gas supply to the suction stabilizer/dampener.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: U.S. Wells Services, LLCInventors: Jared Oehring, Alexander Christinzio, Lon Robinson
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Publication number: 20210199110Abstract: A method of monitoring hydraulic fracturing equipment includes training a machine learning model on training data obtained from a plurality of hydraulic fracturing operations. The training data includes a corpus of operational data associated with the hydraulic fracturing operations and corresponding health conditions associated with one or more hydraulic pump fluid ends. The method further includes receiving a set of operational data associated with an active hydraulic fracturing operation, processing the set of operational data using the trained machine learning model, and determining, based on the trained machine learning model and the input set of operational data, one or more estimated health conditions of a hydraulic pump fluid end used in the active hydraulic fracturing operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Arden Albert, Alexander Christinzio
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Publication number: 20210198993Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a system for a blender tub overflow catch is disclosed for fracturing operations using a fracturing fluid blender. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a first tub that may be a blender tub and a second tub forming a blender tub overflow catch that is adapted to circumvent an outside diameter of the first tub to catch overflow fluid from the first tub so that it can be directed back into the first tub upon a determination that the first tub has a capacity to handle the overflow fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Alexander Christinzio, Jared Oehring
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Publication number: 20210198994Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a system for electric-motor driven transportation mechanism for fracturing operations is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the system includes at least one transportation mechanism to transport blender components for a blender fluid from a first tub that may be a proppant hopper to a second tub that may be a blender tub and that may be associated with a fracturing blender; an electric motor and a control unit associated with the at least one transportation mechanism; and at least one variable frequency drive (VFD) associated with the electric motors for real time control of a speed associated with the at least one transportation mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Alexander Christinzio, Brandon Hinderliter, Lon Robinson, Jared Oehring
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Publication number: 20210198995Abstract: A hydraulic fracturing pump system includes an electric powered hydraulic fracturing pump positioned on a support structure. The system also includes a suction stabilizer/dampener coupled to a suction end of the pump. The system further includes a compressed gas supply, fluidly coupled to the suction stabilizer/dampener, and positioned on the support structure. The system also includes a flow path between the suction stabilizer/dampener and the compressed gas supply, the flow path including at least one valve and at least one regulator configured to control flow from the compressed gas supply to the suction stabilizer/dampener.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Jared Oehring, Alexander Christinzio, Lon Robinson
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Publication number: 20210198992Abstract: A method of hydraulic fracturing includes providing a fracturing fluid to a pump. The pump includes a pressure sensor for measuring pressure at a fluid end. The method further include injecting the fracturing fluid from the pump into a wellhead via the fluid end, obtaining a first pressure measurement at a discharge side of the fluid end via the pressure sensor, obtaining a second pressure measurement at the discharge side of the fluid end via the pressure sensor, determining a pressure differential between the first pressure measurement and the second pressure measurement, and determining an operational condition of the fluid end based at least in part on the pressure differential and a known or estimated correlation between the pressure differential and the operational condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Alexander Christinzio, Arden Albert, Lon Robinson, Jared Oehring
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Publication number: 20210200249Abstract: A pump control system includes an additive pump, the additive pump being fluidly coupled to a component of a hydraulic fracturing system. The system also includes an additive container, the additive container configured to provide an additive to the additive pump via a flow path. The system further includes a diversion system, arranged within the flow path between the additive pump and the component of the hydraulic fracturing system, the diversion system configured to redirected at least a portion of additive directed toward the component of the hydraulic fracturing system. The system includes a calibration system configured to receive the redirected portion of the additive, the calibration system adapted to adjust one or more operational parameters of the additive pump responsive to an evaluation of a flow parameter of the redirected portion of the additive.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Jared Oehring, Alexander Christinzio
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Publication number: 20210148385Abstract: A hydraulic fracturing valve control system includes an electric powered, multi-plunger hydraulic fracturing pump. The system also includes a manifold coupled to the hydraulic fracturing pump. The system further includes a valve associated with the manifold, the valve being operable to move between an open position, a closed position, and a plurality of intermediate positions. The system includes a valve actuator, coupled to the valve, the valve actuator being an electric actuator that is remotely controllable in response to one or more operational aspects of the hydraulic fracturing pump. The system also includes a control interface, the control interface forming at least a portion of a control system, the control interface being accessible from a location remote from the hydraulic fracturing pump and outside of a zone of pressure formed by the hydraulic fracturing pump during operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Jeremy Brunty, Jeremiah Luke Wright, Alexander Christinzio, Brandon Hinderliter, Lon Robinson, Jared Oehring, Arden Albert, Joshua Watson
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Publication number: 20200300065Abstract: A hydraulic fracturing system with damage accumulation monitoring includes a plurality of hydraulic fracturing equipment positioned at a wellsite, including one or more pumps configured to pressurize a fracturing fluid and a distribution system fluidly coupled to receive and consolidate fracturing fluid from the plurality of pumps for injection into a wellhead. The hydraulic fracturing system also includes a damage accumulation monitoring system, including a plurality of sensing devices integrated into respective components of the plurality of hydraulic fracturing equipment, the plurality of sensing devices configured to measure a plurality of usage parameters of the respective components, and a processing device configured to receive the plurality of usage parameters and determine respective damage accumulation measurements of the respective components based at least in part on the usage parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: U.S. Well Services, LLCInventors: Alexander Christinzio, Arden Albert, Jared Oehring