MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202547094969 A) filed by Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B. V., Hague, Netherlands, on Oct. 3, for 'mineral insulated cable, method of manufacturing a mineral insulated cable, and method and system for heating a substance.'

Inventor(s) include Arora, Dhruv; and Burns, David Booth.

The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A mineral insulated cable includes an elongate core comprising a conducting ceramic-based material having a negative temperature coefficient. The elongate core is arranged on a central axis of the mineral insulated cable, and surrounded by an electrically insulating layer which comprises a mineral material. The conducting ceramic-based material is conductive relative to the electrically insulating layer. A metallic outer sheath concentrically envelopes around the electrically insulating layer. A current may be passed through the elongate core at high voltage, to generate up to 15kW per meter of cable in heat."

The patent application was internationally filed on Feb. 27, 2024, under International application No.PCT/EP2024/054885.

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