Patents by Inventor David I. Wilcox

David I. Wilcox has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Refractory burner nozzle with stress relief slits
    Patent number: 6651912
    Abstract: A burner nozzle having a hot face, side surfaces, and a plurality of internal gas flow passages and comprising a plurality of slits oriented in at least two different directions, wherein a selected number of the slits are formed in the hot face and/or side surfaces. The optimized location and depth of the slits relieve stresses that arise from temperature differences within the burner nozzle, caused by operation in high temperature furnaces, thereby extending the life (time to failure by fracture) of the burner nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Suresh T. Gulati, David I. Wilcox
  • Refractory burner nozzle with stress relief slits
    Publication number: 20010042798
    Abstract: A burner nozzle having a hot face, side surfaces, and a plurality of internal gas flow passages and comprising a plurality of slits oriented in at least two different directions, wherein a selected number of the slits are formed in the hot face and/or side surfaces. The optimized location and depth of the slits relieve stresses that arise from temperature differences within the burner nozzle, caused by operation in high temperature furnaces, thereby extending the life (time to failure by fracture) of the burner nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Suresh T. Gulati, David I. Wilcox