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Granted Patent B2
US 11,111,744 · App. 16/811,297 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Methods and systems for mounting a zipper manifold including rails

Inventor: Joseph Mark Boyd (Houston, TX)
Assignee: Commando Pressure Control, Inc.
E21B21/106E21B21/01E21B21/062E21B34/16E21B43/26
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Patent No.
US 11,111,744
App. No.
16/811,297
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mounting system for zipper manifold that includes rails. Embodiments may include mixing block and injection head modules that are configured to move on a trailer.

Claims (37)

1. A system comprising:

a main rail positioned on a first side of a central axis of a platform;

a first rail positioned on a second side of the central axis of the platform, the first rail having a shorter length than the main rail;

a first cart being configured to be coupled with the main rail and the first rail to move along a linear axis in parallel to the first rail and the main rail, the first cart being configured to secure a mixing block and valve assemblies, wherein the first cart includes a mixing block cart and a valve tray, wherein the valve tray is configured to move between an extended and retracted position, wherein the movement of the valve tray is perpendicular to the main rail.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an upper rail positioned between the main rail and the first rail, wherein the upper end of the upper rail is co-planar with a first end of the main rail.

3. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:

a lower rail positioned between the main rail and the first rail in a same axis as the upper rail, a lower end of the lower rail is co-planar with a second end of the main rail.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein a second cart is configured to be coupled to the upper rail and the main rail, and a third cart is configured to be coupled to the lower rail and the main rail.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the first rail is longer than the upper rail and the lower rail.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an integrated housing configured to extend along the central axis of the platform between the first rail and the main rail, wherein wiring is configured to be positioned within the integrated housing.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first cart includes brackets, the brackets being configured to receive bolts that extend through the brackets and the platform to secure the first cart in place.

8. A system comprising:

a main rail positioned on a first side of a central axis of a platform;

a first rail positioned on a second side of the central axis of the platform, the first rail having a shorter length than the main rail;

a first cart being configured to be coupled with the main rail and the first rail to move along a linear axis in parallel to the first rail and the main rail, the first cart being configured to secure a mixing block and valve assemblies; and

a decking system configured to be positioned over the mixing block and the valve assemblies, the decking system including a plurality of removable panels, wherein each of the removable panels may be independently removed.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the decking system is configured to be rotated away from the mixing block and the valve assemblies.

10. A method for moving a zipper manifold comprising:

positioning a main rail on a first side of a central axis of a platform;

positioning a first rail on a second side of the central axis of the platform, the first rail having a shorter length than the main rail;

coupling a first cart being with the main rail and the first rail;

moving the first cart along a linear axis in parallel to the first rail and the main rail, the first cart being configured to secure a mixing block and valve assemblies, wherein the first cart includes a mixing block cart and a valve tray, and moving the valve tray between an extended and retracted position, wherein the movement of the valve tray is perpendicular to the main rail.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

positioning an upper rail between the main rail and the first rail, wherein the upper end of the upper rail is co-planar with a first end of the main rail.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

a lower rail positioned between the main rail and the first rail in a same axis as the upper rail, wherein a lower end of the lower rail is co-planar with a second end of the main rail.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein a second cart is configured to be coupled to the upper rail and the main rail, and a third cart is configured to be coupled to the lower rail and the main rail.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first rail is longer than the upper rail and the lower rail.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

positioning an integrated housing along the central axis of the platform between the first rail and the main rail, wherein wiring is configured to be positioned within the integrated housing.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

positioning a decking system over the mixing block and the valve assemblies, the decking system including a plurality of removable panels, wherein each of the removable panels may be independently removed.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

rotating the decking system away from the mixing block and the valve assemblies.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first cart includes brackets, the brackets being configured to receive bolts that extend through the brackets and the platform to secure the first cart in place.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2026
From: WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK
To: COMMANDO PRESSURE CONTROL, INC
Reel/Frame 076108/0570 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2026
From: COMMANDO PRESSURE CONTROL, INC.
To: WOODFOREST NATIONAL BANK
Reel/Frame 074095/0388 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2020
From: BOYD, JOE MARK
To: COMMANDO PRESSURE CONTROL LLC
Reel/Frame 052038/0298 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62814956 · Mar 7, 2019
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