Patents by Inventor Sang Keun Dong

Sang Keun Dong 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: 20170211884
    Abstract: A non-oxidation heat treatment system having internal Rx gas (endothermic gas) generator includes: a heat treatment furnace whose internal environment kept to an atmosphere of an Rx gas; internal reformers for accommodating reaction catalysts for generating the Rx gas; material supply means for mixing raw gas as a material for generating the Rx gas and air to a given ratio to supply the mixture to the internal reformers; heating means disposed in the heat treatment furnace to heat an internal temperature of the heat treatment furnace to a temperature needed for annealing; and a controller disposed on the outside to control the internal temperature of the heat treatment furnace through the control of the ON/OFF and combustion loads of the of the heating means, wherein the internal reformers are loaded to the interior of the heat treatment furnace and the heating means includes regenerative type radiant tube burners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Sang Keun DONG, Je Bok YANG, Woo Nam JUNG
  • Patent number: 9692067
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a balance of plant (BOP) system of solid oxide fuel cells including a burner, a reformer, a steam generator, and heat exchangers, wherein the burner, the reformer and the steam generator are laid sequentially on top of each other to transmit the flames and burned gas generated from the burner directly to the reformer and the steam generator disposed sequentially on top of the burner, and the heat exchangers introduce the flue gas discharged from the steam generator thereinto and preheat the process air to be supplied to cathodes of stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Sang Keun Dong, Je Bok Yang, Sung Kook Hong
  • Publication number: 20150318564
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a balance of plant (BOP) system of solid oxide fuel cells including a burner, a reformer, a steam generator, and heat exchangers, wherein the burner, the reformer and the steam generator are laid sequentially on top of each other to transmit the flames and burned gas generated from the burner directly to the reformer and the steam generator disposed sequentially on top of the burner, and the heat exchangers introduce the flue gas discharged from the steam generator thereinto and preheat the process air to be supplied to cathodes of stacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Sang Keun DONG, Je Bok YANG, Sung Kook HONG
  • Patent number: 9102535
    Abstract: A flameless steam reformer is provided, which includes a main housing, a catalyst housing which is inserted to the main housing and in which a combustion catalyst and a reforming catalyst are provided such that they are partitioned from each other, and a passage housing which is disposed between the main housing and the catalyst housing and includes a passage through which a reforming fuel supplied to the catalyst housing moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Sang Keun Dong, Je Bok Yang
  • Patent number: 9054352
    Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell stack with a uniform flow distribution structure and a metal sealing member is provided, in which fuel and air introduced into the solid oxide fuel cell stack are preheated to a predetermined temperature by heat exchangers provided therein and uniformly distributed over the entire anode and cathode reaction surfaces of unit cells to improve the use efficiency of a fuel cell and in which the sealing of the fuel cell stack is effectively maintained even under high temperature and high pressure conditions to ensure the safety of the fuel cell and increase its durability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Sang Keun Dong, Woo Nam Jeong
  • Publication number: 20130164179
    Abstract: A flameless steam reformer is provided, which includes a main housing, a catalyst housing which is inserted to the main housing and in which a combustion catalyst and a reforming catalyst are provided such that they are partitioned from each other, and a passage housing which is disposed between the main housing and the catalyst housing and includes a passage through which a reforming fuel supplied to the catalyst housing moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Sang Keun DONG, Je Bok YANG
  • Patent number: 8226405
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a full time regenerative type single radiant tube burner. The full time regenerative type single radiant tube burner includes a radiant tube type burner; a regenerating unit that regenerates exhaust gas heat generated from the burner and is used for preheating the intake combustion air; and an intake and exhaust switching device that passes the intake air and the exhaust gas to the regenerating unit and heat-exchanges them and simultaneously progresses the intake and exhaust processes of the burner to perform the full time combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Sang Keun Dong, Je Bok Yang, Eun Kyeong Lee
  • Publication number: 20120125052
    Abstract: A low-carbon-type in-flight melting furnace for melting granular raw material for glass production in in-flight state using plasma heating and gas combustion, a melting method using the same and a melting system utilizing the same are provided. The low-carbon-type in-flight melting furnace includes a melting furnace body unit; a melting tank in the melting furnace body unit; a melting unit provided above the melting tank and serving to melt raw material; a raw material feeding unit provided outside the melting unit; a plasma/gas melting device provided around the melting unit and serving to spray high-temperature flames produced by plasma and gas; an exhaust tube provided at one side of the melting tank and serving to discharge exhaust gas; and a tap hole for tapping the melt, formed in the melting unit, through the melting tank, in the form of a slag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Sang Keun DONG, Si Won KUM
  • Publication number: 20110056487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a full time regenerative type single radiant tube burner. The full time regenerative type single radiant tube burner includes a radiant tube type burner; a regenerating unit that regenerates exhaust gas heat generated from the burner and is used for preheating the intake combustion air; and an intake and exhaust switching device that passes the intake air and the exhaust gas to the regenerating unit and heat-exchanges them and simultaneously progresses the intake and exhaust processes of the burner to perform the full time combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Sang Keun DONG, Je Bok YANG, Eun Kyeong LEE
  • Publication number: 20090226853
    Abstract: A self-regenerative burner has a burner tile coupled to the head portion of the burner. The burner tile includes a fuel injection hole formed through the center of a body; intake/exhaust holes formed around the fuel injection hole; a mixing-preventing separation wall formed with respect to the fuel injection hole, the separation wall bisecting the intake/exhaust holes to prevent air movement between the intake/exhaust holes; and first and second combustion sections formed at both sides with respect to the separation wall, the first and second combustion sections acting to alternately perform main combustion and exhaust, respectively. The separation wall allows intake/exhaust flows in the two combustion sections to be separated from each other. Accordingly, a flame in the burner is stabilized and the combustion and exhaust performances of the burner are improved, leading to an improvement in the energy efficiency of the burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Sang Keun DONG, Je Bok Yang, Eun Kyung Lee