US 11,655,106 B2
Remote control bulk material monitoring and delivery system
Kristen Lin, Houston, TX (US); Derek Abel, Duncan, OK (US); and Derek Williams, Duncan, OK (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/17,310.
Prior Publication US 2022/0073288 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 53/12 (2006.01); B65G 53/16 (2006.01); B65G 3/04 (2006.01); B65D 88/66 (2006.01); B28C 7/06 (2006.01); B01F 33/84 (2022.01); B01F 35/21 (2022.01); B01F 101/28 (2022.01)
CPC B65G 53/16 (2013.01) [B01F 33/84 (2022.01); B01F 35/2112 (2022.01); B01F 35/2113 (2022.01); B28C 7/062 (2013.01); B65D 88/66 (2013.01); B65G 3/04 (2013.01); B01F 2101/28 (2022.01); B65G 2203/042 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remote-control bulk material handling system, comprising:
one or more supply tanks;
a central cement mixing unit;
a support unit comprising a compressor and a power supply;
a first valve disposed upstream of each of the one or more supply tanks;
a second valve disposed downstream of each of the one or more supply tanks;
a controller disposed at the central cement mixing unit; and
a secondary controller disposed at each of the one or more supply tanks;
wherein the one or more supply tanks are coupled to the central cement mixing unit, wherein the compressor is coupled to a bottom and a top of each of the one or more supply tanks, wherein the power supply is coupled to the compressor and to each of the one or more supply tanks, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to each of the secondary controllers and to the support unit.