Patents by Inventor Jonathan Alan Harris

Jonathan Alan Harris 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).

  • Cooling arrangements for refractory wall linings
    Patent number: 5785517
    Abstract: A wall lining for a furnace (10) includes a refractory layer (14) having a hot face (16) exposed to the interior of the furnace. A plurality of elements of a high thermal conductivity material (18), such as copper wires or rods, extend from the outer shell (12) of the furnace into the refractory lining (14). The elements (18) provide a continuous heat conduction path to the outer shell (12) of the furnace. A cooling jacket (22) removes heat from the outer shell. The elements (18) are dispersed in the refractory lining (14) to provide a substantially uniform temperature across the hot face of the furnace in the vicinity of the elements. The wall lining may be formed by fixing an array of the elements to the inside wall of the outer shell of the furnace and applying a refractory material to the inside wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignees: The University of Melbourne, WMC Resources Ltd.
    Inventors: Neil Boon Gray, Jonathan Alan Harris, Anthony Regnar Leggett, Barry John Elliott