ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,268, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Methodology to enable efficient flex fuel operation with natural gas, hydrogen, and their blends" was invented by Rafael Lago Sari (Commerce Township, Mich.) and Ashish Dinesh Shah (Canton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods to enable efficient flex fuel operation with fuel blends including natural gas and hydrogen. The system includes a fuel storage system fluidly connected to an engine, the engine having an air handling system connected to a downstream side of the engine by a main exhaust passage, and an oxygen sensor i...