ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,990, issued on May 12, was assigned to LyondellBasell Acetyls LLC (Houston).

"Methods for improved control of glacial acetic acid processes" was invented by Austin R. Straussner (Houston), Shane J. Weber (League City, Texas), Noel C. Hallinan (Loveland, Ohio) and David A. Heaps (Pearland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for measuring component concentrations. The methods may include providing a system configured for contacting a first component, a second component, and a third component; determining a concentration of the second component in a reactor; determining a concentration of the third component in the ...