US Patent Issued to Saudi Arabian Oil on March 25 for "Fiber optic sensor network for subsurface impact protection system" (Saudi Arabia, British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,228, issued on March 25, was assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Fiber optic sensor network for subsurface impact protection system" was invented by Vincent Cunningham (Thuwal, Saudi Arabia) and Iqbal Hussain (Birmingham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A subsurface impact protection system for protecting an underground asset is provided. The protection system includes a subsurface polymer layer provided above the asset to prevent impact forces from reaching the asset. A sensor network is embedded in the polymer layer. The sensor network comprises optical fibers each including one or more fiber o...