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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2000
Partha P. Sarkar, Ames, IA (US);
R. Scott Phelan, Lubbock, TX (US);
Kishor C. Mehta, Lubbock, TX (US);
Thomas B. Gardner, Lubbock, TX (US);
Zhongshan Zhao, Lubbock, TX (US);
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (US);
Abstract
Wind/rain induced vibrations, as well as vortex shedding vibrations induced in a cable stay or a similar elongated, cylindrical element are dampened and substantially eliminated by applying a plurality of flexible damper bands to the cable at spaced intervals. The damper bands break up the formation of rivulets of water at lower wind speeds. These damper bands can be retrofit to existing cables or can be installed on new cables.
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