MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647078464 A) filed by Schwartz Gmbh on June 25, 2026, for Strip Flotation Furnace.

Inventors include Hansen, Martin; and Wilden, Alexander.

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

Abstract: The invention relates to a strip flotation furnace (1) for heating a strip (2), comprising a chamber (3) within which a strip plane (4) is formed for receiving the strip (2), and a plurality of lower gas cushion nozzles (5) arranged below the strip plane (4), which are configured to at least help to hold the strip (2) in the strip plane (4) by ejecting a gas, wherein the lower gas cushion nozzles (5) each have two...