ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,637, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Fluid conductivity sensor based on magneto-inductive power transfer dissipation" was invented by Alejandro Vera (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid conductivity sensor (FCS) system for determining a water void fraction in a fluid mixture flows comprises a duct containing the fluid mixture flows; a dielectric window system operatively connected to the duct, wherein the dielectric window system comprises a first dielectric window built-into a first surface of a wall of the duct and a second dielectric window built-into a second surfa...