MUMBAI, India, Sept. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617085686 A) filed by Agc Ceramics Co. , Ltd. on July 13, 2026, for Electroformed Refractory Material, Method For Producing Electroformed Refractory Material, And Glass Melting Furnace.

Inventors include Nomura, Soma; Sarwar, Jawad; and Matano, Kenji.

The application for the patent was published on September 04, 2026, under issue no. 36/2026.

Abstract: Provided is a electroformed refractory material having a chemical composition comprising, in term of oxides, not less than 85.0 mass% ZrO2, 8.0-12.0 mass% SiO2, not less than 0.10 mass% but less than 0.80 mass% Al2O3, 0.01-1.0 mass% P2O5, 0.10-0.20 mass% of the total of Na2O and/or K2O, and 0.05-2.0 mass% B2O3, where the total of oxides is 100 mass%, and the total amount of Fe2O3 and TiO2 is less than 0.55 mass%. Also provided are a method for producing the electroformed refractory material and a glass melting furnace that uses the electroformed refractory material.

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