Additional Patents Awarded for Arrows Up Bulk Storage and Transportation Solutions
Arrows Up, LLC, an affiliate of OmniTRAX, Inc., one of the largest
privately held transportation service companies in North America and The
Broe Group, received two patents for its shipping containers this month.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent No. 9,783,338 and
Patent No. 9,758,993 for the design, construction and usage of bulk
material shipping containers that help shippers of bulk cargo quickly
and efficiently load, transport, store and unload commodities like frac
sand.
To date, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted six
utility patents on Arrows Up’s Bulk Material Shipping Containers. Arrows
Up has also filed a series of U.S. patent applications on additional
containers to meet current and future needs of customers, and it expects
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to recognize the patentability of
these further innovations.
“These new bin designs help us manage existing and potential market
demands for the loading, transport, storage and unloading of bulk
materials. We are committed to leading the industry in innovation to
improve the performance of our customers’ supply chains,” said John
Allegretti, founder and CEO of Arrows Up.
Allegretti is named as one of the inventors of the patents, along with
Anthony Raso and Lyndon Just.
The Arrows Up Jumbo Bin holds up to 25 tons of frac sand or other
material, and replaces significant storage and transportation
infrastructure in the oil & gas and industrial supply chains. It also
creates trucking and rail efficiencies, eliminates the need for dust
suppression equipment, decreases product shrinkage by reducing the
number of product transfers and can be moved by standard transportation
equipment enabling customers to control costs. Arrows Up bins can be
used in a wide-range of industries and are easily configured to address
the needs of customers shipping a large range of commodities.
About OmniTRAX, Inc.
As one of North America’s largest private railroad and transportation
management companies, OmniTRAX's core capabilities range from providing
management services to railroad and port services and to intermodal and
industrial switching operations. Through its affiliation with The Broe
Group and its portfolio of managed companies, OmniTRAX also has the
unique capability of offering specialized industrial development and
real estate solutions, both on and off the rail network managed by
OmniTRAX. More information is available at www.omnitrax.com.
About The Broe Group
The Broe Group, based in Denver, Colorado, is a diversified
privately-owned enterprise with a multi-billion dollar asset base. The
Broe Group and its affiliates employ more than 1,000 people directly and
provide employment for countless others through its Great Western
Industrial Park in Northern Colorado. The Broe Group and its affiliates
own and/or manage commercial real estate and other businesses across
North America. Its transportation affiliate, OmniTRAX, Inc., is a
leading transportation services firm with railroad, port and terminal
operations, and is the 2nd largest operator of short-line
railroads in the U.S. Its energy affiliate, Great Western Oil & Gas
Company, is a top 10 driller in Colorado and among the top 100 drillers
in the U.S. The Broe Group has multiple other investment affiliates,
including Three Leaf Ventures, which is focused on innovative healthcare
technology start-ups. For more information, see www.broe.com.
About Arrows Up, LLC.
Arrows Up, LLC. began following a company’s request to create better
products to serve the bulk storage and transportation industry. The
management and operations teams of Arrows Up have over 65 years of
combined experience in the packaging and logistics industry. Our mission
is to create innovative, efficient and safer solutions for the bulk
storage and transportation industries. This will be accomplished by
research, customer involvement and continued experimentation with
materials, design and assemble concepts. More information is available
at http://www.arrowsupllc.com/.
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