Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Method And System To Produce A Direct Reduced Iron Product With Multiple Carbon Levels From A Single Shaft Furnace

MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617069565 A) filed by Midrex Technologies, Inc. on June 03, 2026, for Method And System To Produce A Direct Reduced Iron Product With Multiple Carbon Levels From A Single Shaft Furnace.

Inventors include Brooks, Stephen; Montague, Stephen, C.; and Hatakeyama, Taiji.

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

Abstract: A method and system for producing a direct reduced iron product, including: generating hot direct reduced iron in a shaft furnace; receiving the hot direct reduced iron in a feed-leg downstream of the shaft furnace; and adding carbon to the hot direct reduced iron in the feed-leg downstrea...