MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531003791 A) filed by Tata Steel Limited on January 16, 2025, for Device For Closing Taphole Of Blast Furnace.
Inventors include Santosh Kumar Lal; Samanta Ray; Padma Pal; G. S. R. Murthy; Kamma Ramakrishna Rao; P. J. Krishna; Dhiren Patnaik; and Pratyush Ranjan Samantaray.
The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.
Abstract: Present disclosure discloses a device for closing a taphole of a blast furnace is disclosed. The device includes a clay pushing arrangement connectable to a drill machine associated with the blast furnace. The barrel is defined with a first end, a second end and a cavity between t...