Patents by Inventor Billy Smartt

Billy Smartt 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for separating sand from well fracturing return water
    Patent number: 9297246
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for removing sand or other particulate from well fracturing return water are disclosed. In a sand separator box, a barrier element divides the tank into an upper compartment and a lower compartment. Particulate-laden return water flows through a gas separator and then into the upper compartment of the box. The barrier element allows the water in the upper compartment to pass into the lower compartment while keeping the sand or particulate in the upper compartment. As water accumulates in the lower compartment, it is pumped out to storage tanks or back to the well for reuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Inventors: Cooper Smartt, Billy Smartt
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING SAND FROM WELL FRACTURING RETURN WATER
    Publication number: 20140174719
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for removing sand or other particulate from well fracturing return water are disclosed. In a sand separator box, a barrier element divides the tank into an upper compartment and a lower compartment. Particulate-laden return water flows through a gas separator and then into the upper compartment of the box. The barrier element allows the water in the upper compartment to pass into the lower compartment while keeping the sand or particulate in the upper compartment. As water accumulates in the lower compartment, it is pumped out to storage tanks or back to the well for reuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Cooper Smartt, Billy Smartt
  • Apparatus and methods for separating sand from well fracturing return water
    Patent number: 8622135
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for removing sand or other particulate from well fracturing return water are disclosed. In a sand separator box, a barrier element divides the tank into an upper compartment and a lower compartment. Particulate-laden return water flows through a gas separator and then into the upper compartment of the box. The barrier element allows the water in the upper compartment to pass into the lower compartment while keeping the sand or particulate in the upper compartment. As water accumulates in the lower compartment, it is pumped out to storage tanks or back to the well for reuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Inventors: Cooper Smartt, Billy Smartt
  • Apparatus and methods for separating sand from well fracturing return water
    Publication number: 20120080191
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for removing sand or other particulate from well fracturing return water are disclosed. In a sand separator box, a barrier element divides the tank into an upper compartment and a lower compartment. Particulate-laden return water flows through a gas separator and then into the upper compartment of the box. The barrier element allows the water in the upper compartment to pass into the lower compartment while keeping the sand or particulate in the upper compartment. As water accumulates in the lower compartment, it is pumped out to storage tanks or back to the well for reuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Cooper Smartt, Billy Smartt