ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,912, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Natural Gas Solutions North America LLC (Houston).

"Measuring fluid temperature in a gas meter" was invented by Roman Leon Artiuch (Houston), Lora Palacios Rothwell (Cypress, Texas) and Adam Paul Graebner (Hockley, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temperature probe is configured for use in gas meters. These configurations may include a thermo-well that extends through the body of the gas meter. The thermo-well may have an end proximate a center axis of the body, which corresponds with a center or middle of flow that transit the device. A temperature sensor may reside in the thermo-well at...