MUMBAI, India, Jan. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202417083443 A) filed by Arcelormittal, Luxembourg, on Oct. 30, 2024, for 'method for heating a furnace.'

Inventor(s) include Lago Fernandez, Francisco Javier Bureau; Prendes, Pedro; Reyes, Jon; and Cuervo Pinera, Victor.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 31, under issue no. 05/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a method for heating a furnace comprising radiant tubes and being able to thermally treat a running steel strip comprising the steps of: i. supplying at least one of said radiant tubes with H2 and O2 such that said H2 and said O2 get combined into heat and...