MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631050875 A) filed by Jis College Of Engineering, Kalyani, West Bengal, on April 21, for 'portable electric arc furnace.'

Inventor(s) include Trideb Sarkar; Shreyam Manna; Shishir Kumar Biswas; Anal Ranjan Sengupta; and Palash Biswas.

The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a compact and portable electric arc furnace designed for small-scale metal melting and recycling applications. The furnace comprises a refractory-lined furnace body, a removable crucible for holding metal scrap, and an electrode assembl...