ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,157, issued on May 27, was assigned to SANDBOX ENTERPRISES LLC (Katy, Texas).
"Diffuser spout for load out silo" was invented by Chad Trueheart (Katy, Texas) and Casey Taylor (Katy, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus configured for an outlet of a load out silo provided for dispensing proppant from the silo into a storage container. The apparatus comprises a diffuser spout having a housing configured for securing the diffuser spout to the silo outlet and a diffuser element including a first end disposed in the housing, a second end terminating below the housing and a conical sidewall extending between the first and seco...