ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,605, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Device and use thereof within an interval control valve" was invented by Ahmed Al-Mousa (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Linlin Wang (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes an outer sleeve, inner sleeve, deflector, and first and second control lines. The outer sleeve has an outer chamber and an outer opening extending from the outer chamber to an outer surface. The inner sleeve is disposed within the outer chamber. The inner sleeve has an inner chamber and an inner opening extending from the inner chamber to an outer...