ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,382, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).

"Method to reduce carbon lifecycle through effective capture and utilization" was invented by Abdul Muqtadir Khan (Sugar Land, Texas) and Melissa Chia Mei Teoh (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides multiple embodiments related to methods for carbon capture. Carbon dioxide may be obtained from an industrial carbon dioxide generator and then effectively used as feedstock for a carbon dioxide use facility or may be sequestered at a wellhead until use is required as a feedstock at a later time."

The patent was filed...