ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,257, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Systems and methods for storing hazardous chemicals" was invented by Rami A. Al-Otaibi (Udhailiyah, Saudi Arabia), Khalid S. Ghamdi (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Faleh M. Dossary (Al Hofuf, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for controlling a locking device of a container for storing a hazardous chemical includes a display that displays safety information relating to storage and use of the chemical, a camera that captures an image of an operator, and a controller in communication with the locking device, the display, and the cam...