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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Viv Solutions Llc, Richmond, TX (US);
Donald Wayne Allen, Richmond, TX (US);
Jeffrey Robert Dupuis, Houston, TX (US);
Julie Ann Dehne, Cypress, TX (US);
VIV Solutions LLC, Richmond, TX (US);
Abstract
A fairing having a fairing body having a nose dimensioned to partially encircle an underlying tubular and having a fairing body axis; a stand-off region extending radially outward from the nose, wherein the stand-off region comprises a first side wall extending from one side of the nose and a second side wall extending from another side of the nose and toward the first side wall; a tail flange extending radially outward from the stand-off region, the tail flange having a substantially planar member comprising a first portion adjacent the stand-off region and a second portion radially outward to the first portion; and an opening formed within one of the nose or the stand-off region, wherein the opening is parallel to the fairing body axis and the opening is modifiable between an open configuration and a closed configuration.