ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,555, issued on May 19, was assigned to IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

"Fluid imaging based on optical coherence tomography" was invented by Mohamed Yehia Mohamed Shalaby (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid imaging system includes a pipe with at least one fluid therein and a substantially circular circumference including a first half circumference and a second half circumference. Optical heads are distributed along an exterior wall of the first half circumference. A light source is configured to emit a source light. A timing circuit including an optical switch serially activat...