US Patent Issued to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL on May 13 for "Digitized valve locking device and remote monitoring system" (Saudi Arabia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,930, issued on May 13, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Digitized valve locking device and remote monitoring system" was invented by Abdulaziz Alshaalan (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for monitoring a valve position includes a valve assembly, a locking device, an image sensor, a central signal receival unit, and a display board. The valve assembly controls fluid flow and includes a valve body, a valve, and a valve actuator. The locking device is disposed on the valve actuator to prevent the valve actuator from turning, and transmits a lock-status signal to the central ...