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Donald Wayne Allen
Also filed as: ALLEN DONALD W · ALLEN DONALD WAYNE
60 granted patents·18 pending applications·2,045 citations·filing 1993–2021
99Inventor score
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78 records- 0199US5731212ATest apparatus and method for testing cuvette accommodated samplesINT TECHNIDYNE CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 24, 1998·443 cites·35 claims
- 0298US6561734B1Partial helical strake for vortex-induced-vibrationsuppressionSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2000·Granted May 13, 2003·80 cites·12 claims
- 0397US6685394B1Partial shroud with perforating for VIV suppression, and method of usingSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 3, 2004·67 cites·33 claims
- 0496US7398697B2Apparatus and method for retroactively installing sensors on marine elementsSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 15, 2008·84 cites·19 claims
- 0595US8944722B1Spring systems for vortex suppression devicesVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 3, 2015·13 cites·10 claims
- 0695US6702026B2Methods and systems for reducing drag and vortex-induced vibrations on cylindrical structuresSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·56 cites·20 claims
- 0795US6092483ASpar with improved VIV performanceSHELL OIL CO·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 25, 2000·71 cites·10 claims
- 0894US6179524B1Staggered fairing system for suppressing vortex-induced-vibrationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 30, 2001·62 cites·14 claims
- 0993US10473131B1Helical strakes and collarVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 12, 2019·9 cites·6 claims
- 1093US9523456B1Segmented strake conceptsVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 20, 2016·15 cites·20 claims
- 1193US8770894B1Helical strakes with molded in stand-offsVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 8, 2014·23 cites·14 claims
- 1293US7070361B2Apparatus and methods for providing VIV suppression to a riser system comprising umbilical elementsSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 4, 2006·39 cites·30 claims
- 1393US6309141B1Gap spar with ducking risersSHELL OIL CO·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 30, 2001·63 cites·5 claims
- 1493US6227137B1Spar platform with spaced buoyancySHELL OIL CO·Filed 1997·Granted May 8, 2001·60 cites·59 claims
- 1592US9511825B1Apparatus for suppressing vortex-induced vibration of a structure with reduced coverageHENNING DEAN LEROY·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 6, 2016·22 cites·16 claims
- 1691US6551029B2Active apparatus and method for reducing fluid induced stresses by introduction of energetic flow into boundary layer around an elementFiled 2001·Granted Apr 22, 2003·46 cites·11 claims
- 1791US5875728ASpar platformSHELL OIL CO·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 2, 1999·39 cites·3 claims
- 1890US10344785B1Multiple component fairingVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 9, 2019·6 cites·14 claims
- 1990US9534618B1Fairing bodies with multiple partsVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 3, 2017·7 cites·19 claims
- 2090US6644894B2Passive apparatus and method for reducing fluid induced stresses by introduction of energetic flow into boundary layer around structuresSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 11, 2003·39 cites·15 claims
- 2189US10337649B1Strake systemVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 2, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 2289US9803431B1Copper covered vortex-induced vibration suppression devicesVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 31, 2017·10 cites·19 claims
- 2389US8511245B2Helical strake systemsDEHNE JULIE ANN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 20, 2013·19 cites·17 claims
- 2488US9677688B1Fairing having an offset openingVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 13, 2017·6 cites·13 claims
- 2586US11261670B1VIV suppression for retrofit with minimal toolingVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 1, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 2686US9080610B1Vortex suppression fairingsWEST WILLIAM ANDREW·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 14, 2015·10 cites·9 claims
- 2786US6571878B2Smooth buoyancy system for reducing vortex induced vibration in subsea systemsSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 3, 2003·35 cites·19 claims
- 2885US9523247B1Spaced VIV suppression systemVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 20, 2016·8 cites·19 claims
- 2985US9080392B1Vortex-induced vibration suppression devices for retrofittingALLEN DONALD WAYNE·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 14, 2015·11 cites·19 claims
- 3084US10865910B1Coupled fairing systemsVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 15, 2020·4 cites·19 claims
- 3184US5421413AFlexible fairings to reduce vortex-induced vibrationsSHELL OIL CO·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 6, 1995·65 cites·13 claims
- 3284US5410979ASmall fixed teardrop fairings for vortex induced vibration suppressionSHELL OIL CO·Filed 1994·Granted May 2, 1995·85 cites·8 claims
- 3383US9869128B1Installation systems and methodology for helical strake finsVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 16, 2018·6 cites·8 claims
- 3483US6196768B1Spar fairingSHELL OIL CO·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 6, 2001·43 cites·33 claims
- 3582US10669785B1VIV suppression devices with buoyancy modulesVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 2, 2020·3 cites·22 claims
- 3679US9022075B2Fairing having improved stabilityALLEN DONALD WAYNE·Filed 2011·Granted May 5, 2015·5 cites·14 claims
- 3779US7316525B2Vortex induced vibration optimizing systemSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 8, 2008·10 cites·22 claims
- 3878US11261675B2Methods for constructing a helical strake segment using one or more shell sections and finsVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 1, 2022·2 cites·14 claims
- 3977US6223672B1Ultrashort fairings for suppressing vortex-induced-vibrationSHELL OIL CO·Filed 1997·Granted May 1, 2001·72 cites·17 claims
- 4072US10544635B2Installation systems and methodology for helical strake finsVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 28, 2020·1 cites·7 claims
- 4172US7406923B2Systems and methods for reducing vibrationsSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 5, 2008·6 cites·22 claims
- 4272US6565287B2Apparatus for suppression of vortex induced vibration without aquatic fouling and methods of installationFiled 2000·Granted May 20, 2003·45 cites·19 claims
- 4371US7591188B2Stress and/or tension monitoring systems and methodsSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 22, 2009·8 cites·14 claims
- 4471US7017666B1Smooth sleeves for drag and VIV reduction of cylindrical structuresSHELL OIL CO·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 28, 2006·38 cites·22 claims
- 4571US6263824B1Spar platformSHELL OIL CO·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 24, 2001·61 cites·33 claims
- 4670US9074426B1Method and apparatus for accommodating tubular diameter changesWEST WILLIAM ANDREW·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 7, 2015·4 cites·6 claims
- 4768US9702482B1Two-piece U-shaped fairingVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 11, 2017·1 cites·14 claims
- 4866US11873797B1Nacelle coupled fairingsVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 16, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 4966US5630828ALow cost disposable lancetINT TECHNDYNE CORP·Filed 1996·Granted May 20, 1997·154 cites·24 claims
- 5064US11168525B2Installation systems and methodology for helical strake finsVIV Solutions LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 9, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
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