MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617090284 A) filed by Jfe Steel Corporation on July 24, 2026, for Molten Material Height Detection Method, Molten Material Height Detection Device, And Molten Material Production Method.

Inventors include Iwanaga, Taiki; and Matsunaga, Ryotaro.

The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.

Abstract: This method for detecting the height of a molten material is for detecting the height of a molten material in a blast furnace, said method comprising: a step for measuring vibrations at at least one position of a furnace wall in a furnace lower part of the blast furnace; a step for analyzing the frequency o...