US Patent Issued to Lawrence Livermore National Security on Dec. 2 for "Autonomous fiber optic system for direct detection of CO 2 leakage in carbon storage wells" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,145, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC (Livermore, Calif.).

"Autonomous fiber optic system for direct detection of CO 2 leakage in carbon storage wells" was invented by Tiziana C. Bond (Livermore, Calif.) and Allan Shih-Ping Chang (San Ramon, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Direct detection of carbon dioxide leakage in a carbon storage well is obtained using an optical fiber adapted to be positioned in the carbon storage well, a detection unit operatively connected to the optical fiber, and a leak sensor section incorporated in the optical fiber."

The patent was filed on Aug. 30, 2021, u...