ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,540, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC (Houston).

"Pressure sensor and borehole system" was invented by Yuh Loh (Cypress, Texas) and Javid Akhtar Majid (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure sensor including a transducer housing, a transducer crystal disposed in the housing in vacuum conditions, a driver in contact with the crystal transducer, and a deflectable member in contact with the driver on one surface and exposed to ambient pressure on the opposite surface thereof. A borehole system including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string in the borehole, and a sensor connected ...