Patents by Inventor Kyung Keun Um

Kyung Keun Um has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240110267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel material for pressure vessels, offshore structures and the like and, more specifically, to a high-strength steel material having excellent low-temperature strain aging impact properties and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun Um, Woo-Gyeom Kim, Hong-Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 11453933
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a high-strength steel material having enhanced resistance to crack initiation and propagation at low temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun Um, Woo-Gyeom Kim, Woo-Yeol Cha, Jin-Woo Chae
  • Patent number: 11268175
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a high-strength steel, having excellent fracture initiation resistance and fracture propagation arrestability at low temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun Um, Woo-Gyeom Kim, Woo-Yeol Cha, Jin-Woo Chae
  • Publication number: 20220064769
    Abstract: The present invention provides a steel material, and a method of manufacturing the same. The steel material comprises, by weight %, 0.02 to 0.07% of carbon, 0.1 to 0.5% of silicon, 0.2 to 0.7% of manganese, 0.05% or less of phosphorus, 0.02% or less of sulfur, 0.07% or less of aluminum, 0.1 to 0.5% of chromium, 0.3 to 1.0% of molybdenum, 0.05% or less of vanadium, 50 ppm or less of boron, 0.01 to 0.5% of nickel, 0.5% or less of copper, 0.02% or less of titanium, 0.05% or less of niobium, and 2 to 100 ppm of calcium, and the balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities, and satisfies relational expressions 1 and 2 mentioned below, wherein the microstructure thereof contains, by area %, 90% or more of martensite and 10% or less of bainite. 260?1589×[C]+228?340??[Relational Expression 1] [C]/[Mo]?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Seng-Ho YU, Young-Jin JUNG, Kyung-Keun UM
  • Patent number: 11136653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel material for pressure vessels, offshore structures and the like and, more specifically, to a high-strength steel material having excellent low-temperature strain aging impact properties and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun Um, Woo-Gyeom Kim
  • Publication number: 20200263279
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel material for pressure vessels, offshore structures and the like and, more specifically, to a high-strength steel material having excellent low-temperature strain aging impact properties and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun UM, Woo-Gyeom KIM
  • Patent number: 10604817
    Abstract: Provided is a high-strength steel plate for a pressure vessel having excellent low temperature toughness after a post weld heat treatment (PWHT). The high-strength steel plate for a pressure vessel includes: by wt %, 0.02-0.15% of carbon (C), 0.05-0.50% of silicon (Si), 1.0-2.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.005-0.1% of aluminum (Al), 0.015% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.0015% or less of sulfur (S), 0.01-0.03% of niobium (Nb), 0.01-0.03% of vanadium (V), 0.01-0.03% of titanium (Ti), 0.005% or less of chromium (Cr), 0.005% or less of molybdenum (Mo), 0.02-0.50% of copper (Cu), 0.05-0.60% of nickel (Ni), 0.0002-0.0010% of boron (B), 0.0035-0.0065% of nitrogen (N), and a balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities. A microstructure of the high-strength steel plate includes a complex structure of ferrite having an area fraction of 35-40% and a balance of bainite, and the bainite has a packet size of 15 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Dae-Woo Kim, Kyung-Keun Um
  • Publication number: 20200087765
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a high-strength steel material having enhanced resistance to crack initiation and propagation at low temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun UM, Woo-Gyeom KIM, Woo-Yeol CHA, Jin-Woo CHAE
  • Publication number: 20200087766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel material having excellent corrosion resistance for use in an oil tanker, a crude oil tank, and the like and, particularly to a steel material having excellent corrosion resistance in a dew condensation environment containing a sulfide gas and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jin-Ho Park, Kyung-Keun Um
  • Publication number: 20200080179
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a high-strength steel, having excellent fracture initiation resistance and fracture propagation arrestability at low temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun UM, Woo-Gyeom KIM, Woo-Yeol CHA, Jin-Woo CHAE
  • Publication number: 20190100818
    Abstract: Provided is a high-strength steel plate for a pressure vessel having excellent low temperature toughness after a post weld heat treatment (PWHT). The high-strength steel plate for a pressure vessel includes: by wt %, 0.02-0.15% of carbon (C), 0.05-0.50% of silicon (Si), 1.0-2.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.005-0.1% of aluminum (Al), 0.015% or less of phosphorus (P), 0.0015% or less of sulfur (S), 0.01-0.03% of niobium (Nb), 0.01-0.03% of vanadium (V), 0.01-0.03% of titanium (Ti), 0.005% or less of chromium (Cr), 0.005% or less of molybdenum (Mo), 0.02-0.50% of copper (Cu), 0.05-0.60% of nickel (Ni), 0.0002-0.0010% of boron (B), 0.0035-0.0065% of nitrogen (N), and a balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities. A microstructure of the high-strength steel plate includes a complex structure of ferrite having an area fraction of 35-40% and a balance of bainite, and the bainite has a packet size of 15 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Dae-Woo KIM, Kyung-Keun UM
  • Publication number: 20180363111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel material for pressure vessels, offshore structures and the like and, more specifically, to a high-strength steel material having excellent low-temperature strain aging impact properties and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun UM, Woo-Gyeom KIM, Hong-Ju LEE
  • Patent number: 9394579
    Abstract: The present invention provides steel containing manganese and nickel that is used as a structural material for a cryogenic storage container for liquefied natural gas (LNG) or the like, and a manufacturing method thereof; and more particularly, to steel having good cryogenic temperature toughness and also high strength by adding low-cost Mn instead of relatively expensive Ni at an optimized ratio, refining a microstructure through controlled rolling and cooling, and precipitating retained austenite through tempering, and a manufacturing method of the steel. To achieve the object, the technical feature of the present invention is a method of manufacturing high-strength steel with cryogenic temperature toughness. In the method, a steel slab is heated to a temperature within a range of 1,000 to 1,250° C., wherein the steel slab includes, by weight: 0.01-0.06% of carbon (C), 2.0-8.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.01-6.0% of nickel (Ni), 0.02-0.6% of molybdenum (Mo), 0.03-0.5% of silicon (Si), 0.003-0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun Um, Jong-Kyo Choi, Woo-Kil Jang, Hee-Goon Noh, Hyun-Kwan Cho
  • Patent number: 8702880
    Abstract: A high strength and low yield ratio steel that has excellent characteristics such as low temperature toughness, a tensile strength of approximately 600 MPa or more and a low yield ratio of 80% or less. The high strength and low yield ratio steel includes, by weight percent: C: 0.02 to 0.12%, Si: 0.01 to 0.8%, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, P: 0.02% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.005 to 0.5%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.10%, B: 3 to 50 ppm, Ti: 0.005 to 0.1%, N: 15 to 150 ppm, Ca: 60 ppm or less, and the balance of be and inevitable impurities, and further includes at least one component selected from the group consisting of by weight percent: Cr: 0.05 to 1.0%, Mo: 0.01 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.01 to 2.0%, Cu: 0.01 to 1.0% and V: 0.005 to 0.3%, wherein a finish cooling temperature is limited to 500 to 600° C. after the finish-rolling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Posco
    Inventors: Jae Young Cho, Kyung Keun Um, Jong Kyo Choi
  • Publication number: 20130174941
    Abstract: The present invention provides steel containing manganese and nickel that is used as a structural material for a cryogenic storage container for liquefied natural gas (LNG) or the like, and a manufacturing method thereof; and more particularly, to steel having good cryogenic temperature toughness and also high strength by adding low-cost Mn instead of relatively expensive Ni at an optimized ratio, refining a microstructure through controlled rolling and cooling, and precipitating retained austenite through tempering, and a manufacturing method of the steel. To achieve the object, the technical feature of the present invention is a method of manufacturing high-strength steel with cryogenic temperature toughness. In the method, a steel slab is heated to a temperature within a range of 1,000 to 1,250° C., wherein the steel slab includes, by weight: 0.01-0.06% of carbon (C), 2.0-8.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.01-6.0% of nickel (Ni), 0.02-0.6% of molybdenum (Mo), 0.03-0.5% of silicon (Si), 0.003-0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun Um, Jong-Kyo Choi, Woo-Kil Jang, Hee-Goon Noh, Hyun-Kwan Cho
  • Publication number: 20100263773
    Abstract: A high strength and low yield ratio steel that has excellent characteristics such as low temperature toughness, a tensile strength of approximately 600 MPa or more and a low yield ratio of 80% or less. The high strength and low yield ratio steel includes, by weight percent: C: 0.02 to 0.12%, Si: 0.01 to 0.8%, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, P: 0.02% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.005 to 0.5%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.10%, B: 3 to 50 ppm, Ti: 0.005 to 0.1%, N: 15 to 150 ppm, Ca: 60 ppm or less, and the balance of be and inevitable impurities, and further includes at least one component selected from the group consisting of by weight percent: Cr: 0.05 to 1.0%, Mo: 0.01 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.01 to 2.0%, Cu: 0.01 to 1.0% and V: 0.005 to 0.3%, wherein a finish cooling temperature is limited to 500 to 600° C. after the finish-rolling process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Jae Young Cho, Kyung Keun Um, Jong Kyo Choi