US Patent Issued to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY on June 30 for "Systems and methods for processing ultrasonic signals to detect the position of a piston" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,138, issued on June 30, was assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY Corp. (Sugar Land, Texas).

"Systems and methods for processing ultrasonic signals to detect the position of a piston" was invented by Eloise Lafitte-Houssat (Clamart, France) and Remi Didier Robutel (Clamart, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A position detection system comprising a hydraulic actuator including a cylinder and piston adapted to move within the cylinder; an ultrasonic transducer adapted to detect an ultrasonic signal indicative of a position of the piston within the cylinder; and a controller. The controller is adapted to receive the ultrasonic signal ...