Patents by Inventor Ahmad A. Al-Shammari

Ahmad A. Al-Shammari has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Drone-based neutron backscatter inspection system
    Patent number: 11892419
    Abstract: An apparatus for inspection of a target asset comprises a drone including a body, one or more propellers coupled to the body that enable the drone to fly, and an electronic control unit coupled to or positioned within the body of the drone and coupled to the one or more propellers. The apparatus also comprises a neutron emission source and a neutron detector that are both coupled to the body of the drone and also communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to control navigation of the drone to reach the target asset, to activate the neutron emission source to radiate neutrons onto the asset and to gather data from the neutron detector which detects neutrons backscattered from the asset, indicative of a state of the asset and materials contained within the asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ahmad A. Al-Shammari, Soliman A. Walaie, Ahmed M. Al-Ghamdi
  • DRONE-BASED NEUTRON BACKSCATTER INSPECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230296537
    Abstract: An apparatus for inspection of a target asset comprises a drone including a body, one or more propellers coupled to the body that enable the drone to fly, and an electronic control unit coupled to or positioned within the body of the drone and coupled to the one or more propellers. The apparatus also comprises a neutron emission source and a neutron detector that are both coupled to the body of the drone and also communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to control navigation of the drone to reach the target asset, to activate the neutron emission source to radiate neutrons onto the asset and to gather data from the neutron detector which detects neutrons backscattered from the asset, indicative of a state of the asset and materials contained within the asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmad A. Al-Shammari, Soliman A. Walaie, Ahmed M. Al-Ghamdi