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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Viv Solutions Llc, Richmond, TX (US);
Inventors:
Julie Ann Dehne, Cypress, TX (US);
Donald Wayne Allen, Richmond, TX (US);
Assignee:
VIV Solutions LLC, Richmond, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15D 1/10 (2006.01); F16L 1/12 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/123 (2013.01); E21B 17/01 (2013.01); F15D 1/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vortex-induced vibration (VIV) suppression apparatus including a base member having an interior surface dimensioned to at least partly encircle a tubular member; a fin protruding outward from an exterior surface of the base member; and at least one aperture formed through the base member, from the interior surface to the exterior surface.