Global Patent Index - EP 3154876 A4

EP 3154876 A4 20180808 - APPARATUS FOR THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF PROPPANT

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF PROPPANT

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG FÜR TRANSPORT UND LAGERUNG EINES STÜTZMITTELS

Title (fr)

APPAREIL POUR LE TRANSPORT ET LE STOCKAGE D'AGENT DE SOUTÈNEMENT

Publication

EP 3154876 A4 20180808 (EN)

Application

EP 15806869 A 20150612

Priority

  • US 201462012153 P 20140613
  • US 201462012165 P 20140613
  • US 201562139323 P 20150327
  • US 2015035635 W 20150612

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015192061A1] An apparatus for the transport and storage of proppant has a container with a top wall, a pair of end walls and a pair of side walls. The pair of side walls extend between the pair of end walls. The container has a bottom discharge opening. The container includes a funnel extending from the pair of side walls and from the pair of and walls toward the bottom discharge opening. The funnel has sides extending in an angle of greater than 25 with respect to horizontal. The funnel includes a pair of side plates extending respectively from the pair of side walls toward the bottom discharge opening and a pair of end plates extending respectively from the pair of end walls toward the bottom discharge opening. Each of the side plates and the end plates is formed of a stainless steel material.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 88/30 (2006.01); B61B 1/00 (2006.01); B61D 3/20 (2006.01); B65D 90/58 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61B 1/005 (2013.01); B61D 3/20 (2013.01); B65D 88/30 (2013.01); B65D 90/587 (2013.01); B65D 2590/0091 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2015192061 A1 20151217; AU 2015274317 A1 20161215; AU 2015274317 B2 20200227; BR 112016029181 A2 20170822; BR 112016029181 A8 20210406; CA 2950927 A1 20151217; CA 2950927 C 20231003; CN 106458437 A 20170222; CN 106458437 B 20190215; CN 108516356 A 20180911; CO 2017000215 A2 20170310; EP 3154876 A1 20170419; EP 3154876 A4 20180808; EP 3495289 A2 20190612; EP 3495289 A3 20190731; MX 2016016440 A 20170816

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2015035635 W 20150612; AU 2015274317 A 20150612; BR 112016029181 A 20150612; CA 2950927 A 20150612; CN 201580031467 A 20150612; CN 201810320822 A 20150612; CO 2017000215 A 20170111; EP 15806869 A 20150612; EP 19155269 A 20150612; MX 2016016440 A 20150612