Patents by Inventor Jeff Beckel

Jeff Beckel 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).

  • Method of transporting and storing an oilfield proppant
    Patent number: 7837427
    Abstract: A method of transporting and storing an oilfield proppant is provided that includes transporting the proppant to a storage facility by use of a dump truck; providing a load assembly at the storage facility which comprises a load hopper and a load conveyor; transferring the proppant from the dump truck to the load hopper; and operating the load conveyor to transport the proppant from the load hopper to a proppant storage area of the storage facility to form an accumulation of stored proppant therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Beckel, Roger Keese
  • METHOD OF TRANSPORTING AND STORING AN OILFIELD PROPPANT
    Publication number: 20080008562
    Abstract: A method of transporting and storing an oilfield proppant is provided that includes transporting the proppant to a storage facility by use of a dump truck; providing a load assembly at the storage facility which comprises a load hopper and a load conveyor; transferring the proppant from the dump truck to the load hopper; and operating the load conveyor to transport the proppant from the load hopper to a proppant storage area of the storage facility to form an accumulation of stored proppant therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Jeff Beckel, Roger Keese