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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024

Filed:

Jan. 19, 2022
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Jana M. Al-Jindan, Dammam, SA;

Mohamed Nabil Noui-Mehidi, Dhahran, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01); E21B 49/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/002 (2013.01); E21B 49/0875 (2020.05); E21B 49/10 (2013.01); G01N 2009/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described is a device for measuring fluid density. The device is a flow meter including a housing with one side configured to mount to a flow conduit and define an outlet flow orifice near one end of the housing. The other side defines an inlet flow orifice near another end of the housing. The housing permits fluid to be introduced into the inlet flow orifice, flow through a flow cavity, and pass from the outlet flow orifice. The flow meter also includes a sensor head near the outlet flow orifice. The sensor head vibrates at a frequency upon introduction of electrical power while in contact with a fluid, detects the vibration frequency of the sensor head, and transmits the detected vibration frequency, which is associated with a density of the fluid. A system and method for determining a fluid density of a fluid using the described device is also disclosed.


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