ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,699, issued on May 13, was assigned to Mitchell Z. Dziekonski (Stafford, Texas).
"Vibration damping subsea tubular system" was invented by Mitchell Z. Dziekonski (Stafford, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A subsea tubular system comprises extended sections of a first material and interposed sections of a second, different material that aids in damping vibration resulting from subsea dynamic conditions such as current. The vibration damping sections may make up a portion of the overall system significantly less than the sections of the first material. The number, length, and positions of the vibration damping sections may be sele...