ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,959, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI (Istanbul).

"Method and assembly for measuring solid precipitation in drilling fluids" was invented by Gursat Altun (Istanbul) and Muhammed Kemal Ozel (Istanbul).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A measurement method and a measuring assembly are provided, and the measuring assembly enables the measurement of the non-destructive and time-dependent change of solid precipitation in drilling fluid (mud) in static conditions. A measurement method and measuring assembly suitable for use in both in the laboratory and in the field, which is low cost and provides ease of applica...