Patents by Inventor Jared Hindman

Jared Hindman 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 and system for metering proppant
    Patent number: 12134961
    Abstract: A method and system for metering proppant discharged from a storage container is disclosed. In certain embodiments, a method may comprise loading a known amount of a first proppant type into a storage container, detecting proppant at or adjacent to a discharge outlet of the storage container via one or more sensors coupled to the storage container, operating a metering device at a predetermined speed, wherein the metering device may be coupled to the discharge outlet of the storage container, and wherein the metering device may comprise one or more pockets for receiving the first proppant type. In certain embodiments, the method may further comprise dispensing a known amount of the first proppant type from the storage container via the metering device, wherein an encoder coupled to the metering device may emit pulses during the dispensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: NexStage LLC
    Inventors: Jared Hindman, Roy Richmond
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR METERING PROPPANT
    Publication number: 20220349284
    Abstract: A method and system for metering proppant discharged from a storage container is disclosed. In certain embodiments, a method may comprise loading a known amount of a first proppant type into a storage container, detecting proppant at or adjacent to a discharge outlet of the storage container via one or more sensors coupled to the storage container, operating a metering device at a predetermined speed, wherein the metering device may be coupled to the discharge outlet of the storage container, and wherein the metering device may comprise one or more pockets for receiving the first proppant type. In certain embodiments, the method may further comprise dispensing a known amount of the first proppant type from the storage container via the metering device, wherein an encoder coupled to the metering device may emit pulses during the dispensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jared Hindman, Roy Richmond
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR METERING PROPPANT
    Publication number: 20220341302
    Abstract: A method and system for metering proppant discharged from a storage container is disclosed. In certain embodiments, a method may comprise loading a known amount of a first proppant type into a storage container, detecting proppant at or adjacent to a discharge outlet of the storage container via one or more sensors coupled to the storage container, operating a metering device at a predetermined speed, wherein the metering device may be coupled to the discharge outlet of the storage container, and wherein the metering device may comprise one or more pockets for receiving the first proppant type. In certain embodiments, the method may further comprise dispensing a known amount of the first proppant type from the storage container via the metering device, wherein an encoder coupled to the metering device may emit pulses during the dispensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jared Hindman, Roy Richmond
  • Method and system for metering proppant
    Patent number: 11414969
    Abstract: A method and system for metering proppant discharged from a storage container is disclosed. In certain embodiments, a method may comprise loading a known amount of a first proppant type into a storage container, detecting proppant at or adjacent to a discharge outlet of the storage container via one or more sensors coupled to the storage container, operating a metering device at a predetermined speed, wherein the metering device may be coupled to the discharge outlet of the storage container, and wherein the metering device may comprise one or more pockets for receiving the first proppant type. In certain embodiments, the method may further comprise dispensing a known amount of the first proppant type from the storage container via the metering device, wherein an encoder coupled to the metering device may emit pulses during the dispensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Hi-Crush Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Hindman, Roy Richmond
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR METERING PROPPANT
    Publication number: 20210404303
    Abstract: A method and system for metering proppant discharged from a storage container is disclosed. In certain embodiments, a method may comprise loading a known amount of a first proppant type into a storage container, detecting proppant at or adjacent to a discharge outlet of the storage container via one or more sensors coupled to the storage container, operating a metering device at a predetermined speed, wherein the metering device may be coupled to the discharge outlet of the storage container, and wherein the metering device may comprise one or more pockets for receiving the first proppant type. In certain embodiments, the method may further comprise dispensing a known amount of the first proppant type from the storage container via the metering device, wherein an encoder coupled to the metering device may emit pulses during the dispensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jared Hindman, Roy Richmond