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US 12,546,759 · App. 18/128,903 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Thin polymer film dissolved under tension to detect hydrocarbon fuels hidden in paraffin-based lubrication oils

Inventors: Maha Nour (Thuwal, SA); Abdullah Hassan Bukhamsin (Thuwal, SA); Esraa Fakeih (Thuwal, SA); Sumana Bhattacharjee (Thuwal, SA); Khaled Nabil Salama (Thuwal, SA)
Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
G01N33/2835G01N27/122G01N27/126G01N27/128G01N33/2888
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Patent No.
US 12,546,759
App. No.
18/128,903
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods include a computer-implemented method for determining hydrocarbon fuel concentrations. A thin Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) film of a COC layer with a conductive trace that completes an electrical circuit is sputtered. The thin COC film is positioned under tension so that the thin COC film is configured to dissolve upon contact with alkyl aromatic compounds present in hydrocarbon fuels. A sample of a hydrocarbon fuel is positioned on the thin COC film. A determination is made, in response to positioning the sample, that a dissolution of the thin COC film has broken the conductive trace and has rendered the electrical circuit open. A time duration is measured from an introduction of the sample during positioning to an opening of the electrical circuit. A concentration of the hydrocarbon fuel in the sample is determined based on the time duration.

Claims (34)

1 . A method for detecting hydrocarbon fuels, the method comprising:

sputtering, by using a lithography process or a shadow mask, a thin Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) film of a COC layer with a conductive trace line that completes an electrical circuit;

positioning, by clamping, the thin COC film under tension, wherein the thin COC film is in a hardened form configured to dissolve upon contact with alkyl aromatic compounds present in hydrocarbon fuels;

positioning a sample of a hydrocarbon fuel on the thin COC film;

determining, by using a potentiostat, in response to positioning the sample, that a dissolution of the thin COC film broke the conductive trace line and rendered the electrical circuit open;

measuring, by using a video feed, a time duration from an introduction of the sample during positioning to an opening of the electrical circuit; and

determining, based on the time duration, a concentration of the hydrocarbon fuel in the sample.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein sputtering the thin COC film uses a lithography process.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein sputtering the thin COC film uses a shadow mask.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the thin COC film is clamped in a tight frame and loaded with a central weight.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the thin COC film is in a range of 0.5 micrometers (μm) to 15 μm.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the thin COC film is positioned in a tight frame having a thickness in a range from 5 μm to 20 μm.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the conductive trace line is made from one or more metals including Au, Cu, Ag, and Al.

8 . An apparatus for detecting hydrocarbon fuels, the apparatus comprising:

a thin Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) film of a COC layer sputtered, by using a lithography process or a shadow mask, with a conductive trace line that completes an electrical circuit, wherein positioning the thin COC film is positioned under tension, by clamping, wherein the thin COC film is configured to dissolve upon contact with alkyl aromatic compounds present in hydrocarbon fuels, and wherein a sample of a hydrocarbon fuel is positioned on the thin COC film;

a potentiostat for determining, in response to positioning the sample, that a dissolution of the thin COC film broke the conductive trace line and rendered the electrical circuit open;

an image recording apparatus for measuring a time duration from an introduction of the sample during positioning to an opening of the electrical circuit; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to one or more processors and storing programming instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the programming instructions instructing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising determining, based on the time duration, a concentration of the hydrocarbon fuel in the sample.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein sputtering the thin COC film uses a lithography process.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein sputtering the thin COC film uses a shadow mask.

11 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the thin COC film is clamped in a tight frame and loaded with a central weight.

12 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a thickness of the thin COC film is in a range of 0.5 micrometers (μm) to 15 μm.

13 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the thin COC film is positioned in a tight frame having a thickness in a range from 5 μm to 20 μm.

14 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the conductive trace line is made from one or more metals including Au, Cu, Ag, and Al.

15 . A system for detecting hydrocarbon fuels, the system, comprising:

an apparatus for sputtering, by using a lithography process or a shadow mask, a thin Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) film of a COC layer with a conductive trace line that completes an electrical circuit, wherein the thin COC film is positioned under tension, by clamping, wherein the thin COC film is configured to dissolve upon contact with alkyl aromatic compounds present in hydrocarbon fuels, and wherein a sample of a hydrocarbon fuel is positioned on the thin COC film;

a potentiostat for determining, in response to positioning the sample, that a dissolution of the thin COC film broke the conductive trace line and rendered the electrical circuit open;

an image recording apparatus for measuring a time duration from an introduction of the sample during positioning to an opening of the electrical circuit; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to one or more processors and storing programming instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the programming instructions instructing the one or more processors to perform operations comprising determining, based on the time duration, a concentration of the hydrocarbon fuel in the sample.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein sputtering the thin COC film uses a lithography process.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein sputtering the thin COC film uses a shadow mask.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the thin COC film is clamped in a tight frame and loaded with a central weight.

19 . The system of claim 15 , wherein a thickness of the thin COC film is in a range of 0.5 micrometers (μm) to 15 μm.

20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the thin COC film is positioned in a tight frame having a thickness in a range from 5 μm to 20 μm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2023
From: NOUR, MAHA
To: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064288/0089 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2023
From: BUKHAMSIN, ABDULLAH HASSAN; FAKEIH, ESRAA; BHATTACHARJEE, SUMANA; SALAMA, KHALED NABIL
To: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 064288/0128 →
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