Patents by Inventor Belo Kellam, III

Belo Kellam, III 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).

  • Drill-site proppant vacuum system
    Patent number: 9169706
    Abstract: A proppant collection system for a hydraulic fracturing well site, the well site having one or more proppant handling apparatuses and a closed proppant storage device. The system includes a dust capture system having a hatch in the one or more proppant storage devices, a dust collection cap on the hatch, and a conduit attached to each dust collection cap for receiving dust that enters the dust collection cap from the proppant storage device through the hatch. A central vacuum unit is attached to the conduits of the dust capture system, the central vacuum unit including a slurry tank for receiving dust that is collected by the dust capture system. The slurry tank is adapted to aggregate the dust collected from the proppant storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Inventor: Belo Kellam, III
  • Drill-Site Proppant Vacuum System
    Publication number: 20130312951
    Abstract: A proppant collection system for a hydraulic fracturing well site, the well site having one or more proppant handling apparatuses and a closed proppant storage device. The system includes a dust capture system having a hatch in the one or more proppant storage devices, a dust collection cap on the hatch, and a conduit attached to each dust collection cap for receiving dust that enters the dust collection cap from the proppant storage device through the hatch. A central vacuum unit is attached to the conduits of the dust capture system, the central vacuum unit including a slurry tank for receiving dust that is collected by the dust capture system. The slurry tank is adapted to aggregate the dust collected from the proppant storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Belo Kellam, III