ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,188, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Adjustable venturi size device for multiphase flow meter (MPFM) used in oil and gas industry" was invented by Rashed Altowairqi (Taif, Saudi Arabia), Amr H. Almadani (Qurban, Saudi Arabia), Omar Firas Ashi (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) and Bader Mohammed Aljuaid (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a multiphase flow meter and a removable adjustment device. The multiphase flow meter includes a venturi having a throughbore with a first diameter, and a throat having a second diameter at a center of the venturi. The firs...