Patents by Inventor Brent Whitley

Brent Whitley 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).

  • Patent number: 10688902
    Abstract: In one representative embodiment, a vehicle has a frame, a material hopper mounted on the frame, a swing arm assembly coupled to the frame, and a conveyor mounted on the swing arm assembly. The swing arm assembly can have a support bracket configured to pivot relative to the hopper about a vertical pivot axis, the support bracket also configured to pivot relative to the hopper about a horizontal pivot axis, wherein the support bracket is configured to support the conveyor for pivoting movement of the conveyor relative to the hopper about the vertical pivot axis and about the horizontal pivot axis to move the conveyor from a first, stowed position extending alongside one of the sides of the hopper to a second, use position extending rearwardly away from the rear end of the hopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Conveyor Application Systems LLC
    Inventors: Arlen Rexius, Jay Dee Werlinger, Brent Whitley, Jeremy Lee Oesterling, David Looney, Matthew Charles Cox
  • Publication number: 20180251060
    Abstract: In one representative embodiment, a vehicle has a frame, a material hopper mounted on the frame, a swing arm assembly coupled to the frame, and a conveyor mounted on the swing arm assembly. The swing arm assembly can have a support bracket configured to pivot relative to the hopper about a vertical pivot axis, the support bracket also configured to pivot relative to the hopper about a horizontal pivot axis, wherein the support bracket is configured to support the conveyor for pivoting movement of the conveyor relative to the hopper about the vertical pivot axis and about the horizontal pivot axis to move the conveyor from a first, stowed position extending alongside one of the sides of the hopper to a second, use position extending rearwardly away from the rear end of the hopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Conveyor Application Systems LLC
    Inventors: Arlen Rexius, Jay Dee Werlinger, Brent Whitley, Jeremy Lee Oesterling, David Looney, Matthew Charles Cox
  • Patent number: 9169089
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a system for transporting drill cuttings from an offshore drilling platform. In a representative embodiment, a bulk material storage and conveying system for a waterborne vessel comprises a first conveyor system including one or more upper conveyors extending lengthwise of the vessel. The system also comprises a plurality of containers located below the first conveyor system arranged in one or more rows, and a second conveyor system including one or more lower conveyors located below the one or more containers. The first conveyor system is configured to selectively dispense bulk material into the one or more containers, and the plurality of containers are configured to selectively dispense bulk material onto different locations along the length of the one or more lower conveyors. The system can further include an offloading conveyor assembly configured to convey drill cuttings from the lower conveyors to trucks on land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Conveyor Application Systems LLC
    Inventors: Arlen Rexius, David Looney, Matt Mills, Brent Whitley, Edward L. Landis, Jason A. Holbert, John C. Holbert
  • Publication number: 20130323005
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a system for transporting drill cuttings from an offshore drilling platform. In a representative embodiment, a bulk material storage and conveying system for a waterborne vessel comprises a first conveyor system including one or more upper conveyors extending lengthwise of the vessel. The system also comprises a plurality of containers located below the first conveyor system arranged in one or more rows, and a second conveyor system including one or more lower conveyors located below the one or more containers. The first conveyor system is configured to selectively dispense bulk material into the one or more containers, and the plurality of containers are configured to selectively dispense bulk material onto different locations along the length of the one or more lower conveyors. The system can further include an offloading conveyor assembly configured to convey drill cuttings from the lower conveyors to trucks on land.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Arlen Rexius, David Looney, Matt Mills, Brent Whitley, Edward L. Landis, Jason A. Holbert, John C. Holbert