Patents by Inventor Kelly L. Shanks

Kelly L. Shanks 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).

  • Patent number: 11680561
    Abstract: A fluid handling system suitable for injecting a pressurized fluid from a pump that is driven by a motor into an oilfield network includes a manifold fluidly connected to the pump and a controller. The manifold includes an inlet for receiving the fluid from the pump, a plurality of outlets downstream of and fluidly connected to the inlet, and a plurality of electric valves downstream of and fluidly connected, respectively, to the plurality of outlets, each of the plurality of electric valves being configured to selectively open and close to regulate a flow of the fluid from the plurality of outlets to a plurality of wells fluidly connected, respectively, to the plurality of electric valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Ingebrand, Kyle A. Bottke, Ryan J. Dion, Kelly L. Shanks
  • Publication number: 20210230988
    Abstract: A fluid handling system suitable for injecting a pressurized fluid from a pump that is driven by a motor into an oilfield network includes a manifold fluidly connected to the pump and a controller. The manifold includes an inlet for receiving the fluid from the pump, a plurality of outlets downstream of and fluidly connected to the inlet, and a plurality of electric valves downstream of and fluidly connected, respectively, to the plurality of outlets, each of the plurality of electric valves being configured to selectively open and close to regulate a flow of the fluid from the plurality of outlets to a plurality of wells fluidly connected, respectively, to the plurality of electric valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: John R. Ingebrand, Kyle A. Bottke, Ryan J. Dion, Kelly L. Shanks
  • Publication number: 20210088371
    Abstract: Tank volume monitoring using pressure of fluid in the tank includes determining a correlation scale that relates sensed fluid pressure to volume of fluid within the tank. Inputs utilized to determine the correlation scale include, for example, various combinations of sensed pressure for a provided volume, a volume corresponding to a pressure sensor location, a threshold tank volume, a height of fluid above a base of the tank, and reference heights and corresponding volumes of the tank. The correlation scale is determined without requiring the input of linear dimensions of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Kelly L. Shanks
  • Patent number: 10356085
    Abstract: A system includes a pump controller, a user device, and a server. The pump controller transmits identity information via a first communication connection with the pump controller. The server validates the identity information in response to determining that characteristics of the identity information satisfy one or more predetermined validity criteria that are different than the identity information. The pump controller establishes a second communication connection with the server using authentication credentials generated by the server and transmitted to the pump controller in response to validating the identity information. The server transmits a unique activation code to the pump controller via the second connection. The pump controller displays the activation code. A user device associated with a user account transmits the activation code to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly L. Shanks, Theodore J. Stone, Jeffrey T. Keacher
  • Publication number: 20160319826
    Abstract: A system includes a pump controller, a user device, and a server. The pump controller transmits identity information via a first communication connection with the pump controller. The server validates the identity information in response to determining that characteristics of the identity information satisfy one or more predetermined validity criteria that are different than the identity information. The pump controller establishes a second communication connection with the server using authentication credentials generated by the server and transmitted to the pump controller in response to validating the identity information. The server transmits a unique activation code to the pump controller via the second connection. The pump controller displays the activation code. A user device associated with a user account transmits the activation code to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Kelly L. Shanks, Theodore J. Stone, Jeffrey T. Keacher