MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202431105210 A) filed by Tata Steel Limited on December 31, 2024, for A Taphole Brick For A Blast Furnace And A Tapping Section Thereof.

Inventors include Dinesh Chandra Vishwakarma; Avick Ghosh; Basant Kr Singh; Ishwari Prasad Gupta; Tushar Agrawal; Padma Pal; Chaitanya Bhanu; and Brijender Singh.

The application for the patent was published on July 03, 2026, under issue no. 27/2026.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a taphole brick (100). The taphole brick (100) includes a body (1) defined with a first face (1a) and a second face (1b) defined opposite to the first face (1a). The body (1) is defined with an aperture (2) between the first fa...