US Patent Issued to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL on June 23 for "Automated tank sampler system" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,434, issued on June 23, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Automated tank sampler system" was invented by Pablo Daniel Genta (Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia) and Abdullah G. Aldahlan (AlJubial, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sample system for a fluid tank with an opening includes: a head unit, a sample vessel, a transport mechanism, and a controller. The head unit has a hollow body with a head connection that connects to the opening. The sample vessel includes a first sample chamber with a first sample valve disposed in a vessel body that fits within the hollow body. A first sample valve of th...