Patents by Inventor Whitney Jordan Salinas

Whitney Jordan Salinas 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).

  • Loading granular materials from a transport truck into a storage system
    Patent number: 12227372
    Abstract: A system includes a pump configured to transfer a granular material out of a hopper into a transfer pipe. The pump includes an upstream portion having an upstream helical flight and a downstream portion having a downstream helical flight. The downstream portion includes a tailpiece. An outer diameter of the downstream helical flight is less than an outer diameter of the upstream helical flight, a gap between the outer diameter of the downstream helical flight and an auger housing is greater than a gap between the outer diameter of the upstream helical flight and the auger housing, a thickness of the downstream helical flight is less than a thickness of the upstream helical flight, a surface of the downstream portion has a lesser coefficient of friction than a surface of the upstream portion, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SOLARIS OILFIELD SITE SERVICES OPERATING LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Scott Lambert, Whitney Jordan Salinas, William Vaughn Managan, II
  • LOADING GRANULAR MATERIALS FROM A TRANSPORT TRUCK INTO A STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220324660
    Abstract: A system includes a pump configured to transfer a granular material out of a hopper into a transfer pipe. The pump includes an upstream portion having an upstream helical flight and a downstream portion having a downstream helical flight. The downstream portion includes a tailpiece. An outer diameter of the downstream helical flight is less than an outer diameter of the upstream helical flight, a gap between the outer diameter of the downstream helical flight and an auger housing is greater than a gap between the outer diameter of the upstream helical flight and the auger housing, a thickness of the downstream helical flight is less than a thickness of the upstream helical flight, a surface of the downstream portion has a lesser coefficient of friction than a surface of the upstream portion, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Bryan Scott Lambert, Whitney Jordan Salinas, William Vaughn Managan, II