US Patent Issued to EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING on June 16 for "Fluidization measurement system" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,146, issued on June 16, was assigned to EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY (Annandale, N.J.).

"Fluidization measurement system" was invented by Billy D. McMillan (Spring, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluidization measurement system for a gas phase reactor containing a fluidized bed includes a measurement probe coupled to a sidewall of the gas phase reactor. The measurement probe includes a support bar penetrating the sidewall and extending into the fluidized bed to a distance of at least 12% of a diameter of the gas phase reactor, and a plurality of sensors arranged along a length of the support bar to obtain mea...