ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,699,029, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston).

"Spectroscopic monitoring system for a carbon capture use and storage pipeline" was invented by Christopher Michael Jones (Katy, Texas), Elena Valerievna Fokina (Aberdeen, Great Britain), Iain J. Shepherd (Aberdeen, Great Britain) and Graham Jack (Newburgh, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A monitoring system for monitoring a pipeline can include a sampling unit, a spectroscopy system, and a waste handling system. The sampling unit can include a sampling point for capturing a representative sample of a fluid flow in the pipeline. The spectro...