Patents by Inventor Harley Allan Borders

Harley Allan Borders 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).

  • Publication number: 20130086951
    Abstract: Submerged combustion systems and methods of use to produce glass. One system includes a submerged combustion melter having a roof, a floor, a wall structure connecting the roof and floor, and an outlet, the melter producing an initial foamy molten glass. One or more non-submerged auxiliary burners are positioned in the roof and/or wall structure and configured to deliver combustion products to impact at least a portion of the bubbles with sufficient force and/or heat to burst at least some of the bubbles and form a reduced foam molten glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Mark William Charbonneau, Aaron Morgan Huber, Jeffrey M. Shock, Harley Allan Borders