MUMBAI, India, Aug. 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517075664 A) filed by Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokyo, on Aug. 8, for 'oxygen opening device.'
Inventor(s) include Maegawa Hiroki; and Matsuoka Yukihiro.
The application for the patent was published on Aug. 29, under issue no. 35/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This oxygen opening device 8 comprises: a conveyance device 10 that conveys an oxygen lance pipe for guiding oxygen such that the tip of the oxygen lance pipe is placed in a pouring hole 3 provided in a lower portion of a ladle 2 for molten steel, and at a position heated by a heat source positioned away from the pouring hole 3; an ignition control unit 114 that controls the conveyance device 10 so as to place the tip at the position heated by the heat source to cause the tip to be ignited; and an opening control unit 115 that controls the conveyance device 10 so as to place the ignited tip inside the pouring hole 3 to open the closed pouring hole 3."
The patent application was internationally filed on Jan. 24, 2024, under International application No.PCT/JP2024/002107.
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