ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,471, issued on July 22, was assigned to ENERCORP ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS LLC (Wilmington, Del.).

"Apparatus for monitoring fluid flow in a pipe using electromagnetic velocity tomography" was invented by Gary Lucas (Basingstoke, Great Britain) and Ogheneochuko Obie (Basingstoke, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for monitoring fluid flow in a pipe using electromagnetic velocity tomography An apparatus for monitoring a fluid flow in a pipe using electromagnetic velocity tomography (EVT), the apparatus comprising a pipe defining a flow conduit, a coil system comprising electrically conductive wires located externally o...