Patents by Inventor Robert B. Desorice

Robert B. Desorice 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).

  • Precision burners for oxidizing halide-free silicon-containing compounds
    Patent number: 5922100
    Abstract: A precision burner for oxidizing halide-free, silicon-containing compounds, such as, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS), is provided. The burner includes a subassembly (13) which can be precisely mounted on a burner mounting block (107) through the use of an alignment stub (158), a raised face (162) on the burner mounting block (107), and a recess (160) in the back of the subassembly (13). The burner's face includes four concentric gas-emitting regions: a first central region (36, 90) from which exits a mixture of OMCTS and O.sub.2, a second innershield region (38, 92) from which exits N.sub.2, a third outershield region (40, 42, 94, 96) from which exits O.sub.2, and a fourth premix region (44, 98) from which exits a mixture of CH.sub.4 and O.sub.2. The burner provides more efficient utilization of halide-free, silicon-containing raw materials than prior burners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael B. Cain, Robert B. Desorice, William J. Kiefer, Dale R. Powers
  • Method of using precision burners for oxidizing halide-free, silicon-containing compounds
    Patent number: 5599371
    Abstract: A precision burner for oxidizing halide-free, silicon-containing compounds, such as, octamethyl-cyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS), is provided. The burner includes a subassembly (13) which can be precisely mounted on a burner mounting block (107) through the use of an alignment stub (158), a raised face (162) on the burner mounting block (107), and a recess (160) in the back of the subassembly (13). The burner's face includes four concentric gas-emitting regions: a first central region (36, 90) from which exits a mixture of OMCTS and O.sub.2, a second innershield region (38, 92) from which exits N.sub.2, a third outershield region (40, 42, 94, 96) from which exits O.sub.2, and a fourth premix region (44, 98) from which exits a mixture of CH.sub.4 and O.sub.2. The burner provides more efficient utilization of halide-free, silicon-containing raw materials than prior burners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael B. Cain, Robert B. Desorice, William J. Kiefer, Dale R. Powers