ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,468, issued on March 24, was assigned to SPM Oil & Gas Inc. (Fort Worth, Texas).
"Fluid system with a proppant mixing pump" was invented by Andrew Hanson (Sherwood Park, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid system may include a first fluid path including a blender configured to mix fluid with proppant. The fluid system may include a second fluid path, fluidly isolated from the blender, including a pump. The fluid system may include a mixing pump configured to receive first fluid containing proppant from the first fluid path and second fluid free of proppant from the second fluid path. The mixing pump may include a cylinder ...