ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,798, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).
"Integrated methane monitoring system" was invented by Vincent Nicolas (Missouri City, Texas) and Raphael M. Gadot (Sugar Land, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for detecting methane includes a body and a shaft extending from the body. The system also includes a wind sensor coupled to the shaft. The wind sensor is configured to measure a wind direction and a wind intensity. The system also includes a pyranometer coupled to the body. The pyranometer is configured to measure ambient light. The system also includes a methane sensor po...