ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,740, issued on March 25, was assigned to Adaptive Industrial Inc. (Mount Pleasant, N.C.).
"Systems for bulk blending of cement powders" was invented by Roger Derek Cook (Mount Pleasant, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bulk storage plant for providing cement mixtures oil well construction is disclosed. The bulk storage plant includes bulk storage sources, an additive station, a weigh batcher, and a tumble blender. The bulk storage sources are adapted to contain cement ingredients. The additive station is adapted to provide an additive for adjusting cement properties. The weigh batcher is connected to the bulk storage silos and ...