Inventor
HENNING DEAN LEROY
US25 patents
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SHELL OIL CO
14 patentsUS6561734B1May 13, 2003
Partial helical strake for vortex-induced-vibrationsuppression
SHELL OIL CO80 citations96
US6223672B1May 1, 2001
Ultrashort fairings for suppressing vortex-induced-vibration
SHELL OIL CO72 citations96
US6179524B1Jan 30, 2001
Staggered fairing system for suppressing vortex-induced-vibration
SHELL OIL CO62 citations96
US6702026B2Mar 9, 2004
Methods and systems for reducing drag and vortex-induced vibrations on cylindrical structures
SHELL OIL CO56 citations95
US6309141B1Oct 30, 2001
Gap spar with ducking risers
SHELL OIL CO63 citations95
US6227137B1May 8, 2001
Spar platform with spaced buoyancy
SHELL OIL CO60 citations95
US6092483AJul 25, 2000
Spar with improved VIV performance
SHELL OIL CO71 citations95
US7017666B1Mar 28, 2006
Smooth sleeves for drag and VIV reduction of cylindrical structures
SHELL OIL CO38 citations92
US6263824B1Jul 24, 2001
Spar platform
SHELL OIL CO61 citations92
US6196768B1Mar 6, 2001
Spar fairing
SHELL OIL CO43 citations92
US7467913B1Dec 23, 2008
Faired truss spar
SHELL OIL CO9 citations84
US7316525B2Jan 8, 2008
Vortex induced vibration optimizing system
SHELL OIL CO10 citations83
US7406923B2Aug 5, 2008
Systems and methods for reducing vibrations
SHELL OIL CO6 citations60
US7669491B2Mar 2, 2010
Current tank systems and methods
SHELL OIL CO1 citations48
WEST WILLIAM ANDREW
3 patentsUS9080610B1Jul 14, 2015
Vortex suppression fairings
WEST WILLIAM ANDREW10 citations82
US9074426B1Jul 7, 2015
Method and apparatus for accommodating tubular diameter changes
WEST WILLIAM ANDREW4 citations71
US8727667B2May 20, 2014
Vortex-induced vibration suppression device and mating collar system
WEST WILLIAM ANDREW1 citations50