Inventor · Lombard, IL, US

Harley A. Borders

26Patents
17h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 11, 1979 → Jan 5, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5743723A Oxy-fuel burner having coaxial fuel and oxidant outlets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 123 Expired
US6123542A Self-cooled oxygen-fuel burner for use in high-temperature and high-particulate furnaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US6126438A Preheated fuel and oxidant combustion burner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Expired
US6113389A Method and system for increasing the efficiency and productivity of a high temperature furnace Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US6210151A Self-cooled oxygen-fuel burner for use in high-temperature and high-particulate furnaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Expired
US5984667A Combustion process and apparatus therefore containing separate injection of fuel and oxidant streams Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 83 Expired
US6276928A Method of retrofitting a furnace to provide oxygen enrichment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US6068468A Refractory block for use in a burner assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US6276924A Self-cooled oxygen-fuel for use in high-temperature and high-particulate furnaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US7581948B2 Burner apparatus and methods for making inorganic fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US7802452B2 Processes for making inorganic fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Active
US9021838B2 Systems and methods for glass manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US6398547B1 Oxy-fuel combustion firing configurations and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6273180A Heat exchanger for preheating an oxidizing gas Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US4374105A Purification of fuel gases Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US4363790A Desulfurization of H.sub.2 S containing gas streams with production of elemental sulfur Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6659762B2 Oxygen-fuel burner with adjustable flame characteristics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6264466A Method for increasing efficiency and productivity of a furnace Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6783357B2 Preheated fuel and oxidant combustion burner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6155818A Oxy-burner having a back-up firing system and method of operation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US6883721B2 Method and system for lancing gas into an environment with variable entrainment of non-lanced gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6813902B2 Systems and methods for increasing production of spheroidal glass particles in vertical glass furnaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US9573831B2 Systems and methods for glass manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8192195B2 Burner apparatus and methods for making inorganic fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8650915B2 Processes and systems for making inorganic fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.