ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,112, issued on May 26, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and DELMON INDUSTRIAL AND MECHANICAL INSULATION FACTORY Co. (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).

"Insulation gasket with RTJ seal for RTJ flanges in high-pressure piping" was invented by Mohammed S. Almana (Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia), Tawfeeq S. Alsaqr (Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia), Ali A. Alharbi (Dammam, Saudi Arabia) and Usman Hanglur (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and an apparatus for a new design for an insulation gasket with RTJ seal for RTJ flanges in high-pressure piping are disclosed. The system includes a first pipe and a second ...