Patents by Inventor Harmon L. Adams, Jr.

Harmon L. Adams, Jr. 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).

  • Continuous well stimulation fluid blending apparatus
    Patent number: 4716932
    Abstract: A blender pump receiving a supply of base fluid and discharging the fluid into a particle mixing vat. A throttle valve and an input flow meter are connected to the discharge of the throttle valve. A gelling unit has its inlet connected to the blender pump discharge upstream of the throttle valve and the output of the gelling unit is connected to the upstream side of the throttle valve and downstream of the gelling unit inlet. The gelling unit includes a mixing eductor with at least one dry chemical gel feeder and a dispensing pump having a higher outlet pressure than the blender pump discharge pressure. A flow meter and valve is connected to the output of the dispensing pump for measuring and controlling the flow rate through the gelling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Inventor: Harmon L. Adams, Jr.