US Patent Issued to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations on Oct. 7 for "Measuring torque using shaft twist in electric submersible pumping system motors" (Oklahoma Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,617, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC (Houston).

"Measuring torque using shaft twist in electric submersible pumping system motors" was invented by Ameen Roshdy (Tulsa, Okla.), Gary Williams (Claremore, Okla.) and Mark Bellmyer (Owasso, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torque determination system for use in connection with a pumping system includes a first shaft sensor assembly that produces a first shaft revolution completion signal and a second shaft sensor assembly that produces a second shaft revolution completion signal. The torque determination system includes a processor unit configur...