ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,497, issued on July 22, was assigned to Raymond & Lae Engineering Inc. (Fort Collins, Colo.).
"Hydrocarbon leak detection cable" was invented by Donald M. Raymond (Fort Collins, Colo.) and James Schneider (Fort Collins, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a hydrocarbon leak detection cable that locates hydrocarbon leaks in oil pipelines, gas pipelines, oil and gas tanks, and other devices that store and transport hydrocarbons. Resistive sensor wires are used so that the location of the leak can be detected with a high degree of accuracy in an inexpensive and convenient matter. In addition, hydrocarbon leaks can be detec...