ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,508, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to EQUINOR ENERGY AS (Stavanger, Norway).
"Electronic inflow control device" was invented by Ivar Kjosnes (Trondheim, Norway) and Bjarne Bugten (Saksvik, Norway).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic inflow control device for use in a hydrocarbon producing well is configured to switch electronically between an open state and a closed state. The inflow control device includes a housing, including one or more electromagnets; a gate including one or more permanent magnets and moveable within the housing between a closed state and an open state; the housing defining a first valve seat for receivin...