US 12,234,084 B2
Reloadable containerized system for wet and dry proppants and methods of making and using same
Marcus Dacar, Whitewood, SD (US); Daniel Richardson Pattillo, Denver, CO (US); Joshua Wyrick, Golden, CO (US); and Robert C. Dacar, Spearfish, SD (US)
Assigned to Rocky Mountain Investor Holdings, Inc., Greenwood Village, CO (US)
Filed by Rocky Mountain Investor Holdings, Inc., Greenwood Village, CO (US)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/349,615.
Application 18/349,615 is a continuation of application No. 18/057,550, filed on Nov. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,772,886.
Application 18/057,550 is a continuation of application No. 17/815,116, filed on Jul. 26, 2022, granted, now 11,530,090, issued on Dec. 20, 2022.
Application 17/815,116 is a continuation of application No. 17/659,027, filed on Apr. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,697,550.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/175,450, filed on Apr. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0348177 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 88/54 (2006.01); B65G 67/08 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 88/54 (2013.01) [B65G 67/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reloading system, comprising:
a reloader, comprising:
a frame comprising at least two reloading bays; and
a load cell disposed in each of the at least two reloading bays; and
a material storage bin comprising at least two material dispensing devices, wherein the number of material dispensing devices corresponds to the number of reloading bays;
wherein each reloading bay is configured to:
temporarily receive an unfilled container;
maintain the container in position while the container is filled with material from the material storage bin; and
provide the filled container for removal from the reloading bay; and
wherein each material dispensing device is configured to selectively engage with a respective unfilled container in a respective reloading bay.