ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,129, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Systems and methods for analyzing multiphase production fluids utilizing a vertically oriented fluidic separation chamber" was invented by Jose Oliverio Alvarez (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "System and methods for analyzing a multiphase production fluid, calculating production fluid phase flow rates, and calculating an oil/gas and oil/gas/water volume fractions of the multiphase production fluid, are provided. Contemplated systems and method may utilize fluidic piping, a production fluid supply valve, a fluidic separation chamber, an ine...