ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,916, issued on Sept. 1.
"Apparatus and system for well site sand storage and handling" was invented by Jacob Michael Roemen (Brookshire, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus is provided for improving sand storage at a well site, and a system and method are provided for using the apparatus. The apparatus, which may be referred to as a portable tunnel structure, include a hopper having a perimeter edge and surfaces that are sloped downward and inward to a plurality of hopper outlets, a conveyor system having a conveyor belt disposed below the plurality of hopper outlets, and a support framework including a horizontal base ...