Patents Assigned to Posco
  • Patent number: 12630896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a zinc plated steel sheet having excellent surface quality and spot weldability, and a manufacturing method therefore. A zinc plated steel sheet according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a base steel sheet and a zinc-based plating layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet, wherein the GDOES profile of oxygen, which is measured in the depth direction from the surface of the base steel sheet, has a form in which a local minimum point and a local maximum point alternately appear in the depth direction from the surface, and the difference (a local maximum value?a local minimum value) between the oxygen concentration (a local minimum value) at the local minimum point and the oxygen concentration (a local maximum value) at the local maximum point can be 0.1 wt % or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Sang-Ho Uhm, Chung-Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 12633437
    Abstract: Disclosed are a soft magnetic iron-based powder, a preparation method therefor, and a soft magnetic component, which are applicable to various industrial fields such as a core of a motor. According to an embodiment of the disclosed soft magnetic iron-based powder, the powder comprises, in wt %, more than 2% of Si, more than 0.02% of Al, more than 0.05% of Mn, more than 0% and less than 0.1% of O, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and satisfies [Si]/[Al]>2, wherein the difference in [Si]+[Al]+[Mn] between D10 and D90 may be less than 10 wt %. [Si], [Al], and [Mn] represent wt % of respective elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Hyungjin Kim, Seil Lee, Jeasook Chung
  • Patent number: 12618128
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stainless steel for a separator of a polymer fuel cell having excellent corrosion resistance. More particularly, disclosed is a stainless steel for a separator of a polymer fuel cell having excellent corrosion resistance in a sulfuric acid environment which is a fuel cell operating environment. According to an embodiment, the stainless steel for a separator of a polymer fuel cell includes, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.09% or less of C, 1.0% or more and less than 2.5% of Si, 1.0% or less (excluding 0) of Mn, 0.003% or less of S, 20 to 23% of Cr, 9 to 13% of Ni, 1.0% or less (excluding 0) of W, 0.10 to 0.25% of N, and the remainder of Fe and other inevitable impurities, wherein a corrosion resistance index represented by Formula (1) below is 7 or more. 3*W+1.5*Si+0.1*Cr+20*N?2*Mn??(1) In Formula (1), W, Si, Cr, N, and Mn represent the content (wt %) of each element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kwang Min Kim, Bong-Wn Kim, Bo-Sung Seo, Dong-Hoon Kim, Mun-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 12612672
    Abstract: Provided is a steel sheet which can be used for automobile parts and the like, and relates to a steel sheet having an excellent balance of strength and ductility and an excellent balance of strength and hole expansibility, and excellent bending workability, and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon Lee, Tae-Kyo Han
  • Patent number: 12603278
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a cathode active material, a method for manufacturing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to an embodiment, a cathode active material can be provided, the cathode active material comprising: a lithium metal oxide including a core and a shell disposed on a surface of the core; and a coating layer disposed on a surface of the lithium metal oxide, wherein a c value that satisfies Equation 1 and is in a range of 0.3 to 0.7, and the core and the shell have a layered crystalline structure. c=b/a??[Equation 1] (in Equation 1, a is a peak at 530 to 533 eV and b is a peak at 528 to 531 eV in an XPS spectrum of the coating layer).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignees: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kwon Young Choi, Sang Cheol Nam, Sang Hyuk Lee, Inchul Park, Jong Il Park, Jung Hoon Song, Ohmin Kwon
  • Patent number: 12595537
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tin blackplate for processing and a method for manufacturing the same. The tin blackplate according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: in % by weight, 0.0005 to 0.005% of carbon (C), 0.15 to 0.60% of manganese (Mn), 0.01 to 0.06% of aluminum (Al), 0.0005 to 0.004% of nitrogen (N), 0.0005 to 0.003% of boron (B), 0.01 to 0.035% of titanium (Ti), and the balance being iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities, and satisfies the following Formula 1. 4.8?([Ti]+[Al])/[N]?[B]?12.5??[Equation 1] In this case, in Equation 1, [Ti], [Al], [N], and [B] mean each value obtained by dividing the content (% by weight) of Ti, Al, N, and B in the blackplate by each atomic weight thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Jai-Ik Kim, Jea-Chun Jeon
  • Patent number: 12590345
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a cold-rolled steel sheet for a flux-cored wire and a method for manufacturing the same. According to an exemplary embodiment, a cold-rolled steel sheet for a flux-cored wire, including: by wt %, 0.0005 to 0.01% of carbon (C), 0.05 to 0.25% of manganese (Mn), 0.03% or less (except for 0%) of silicon (Si), 0.0005 to 0.01% of phosphorus (P), 0.001 to 0.008% of sulfur (S), 0.0001 to 0.010% of aluminum (Al), 0.0005 to 0.003% of nitrogen (N), 0.5 to 1.7% of nickel (Ni), 0.0005 to 0.0030% of boron (B), and the balance Fe and inevitable impurities, can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Jai-Ik Kim, Jea-Chun Jeon
  • Patent number: 12590359
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high-strength austenitic stainless steel and a method for producing same, wherein the austenitic stainless steel has high productivity due to excellent hot workability thereof and a superior cost reduction effect due to a large decrease in content of nickel (Ni) which is a high-priced element, and has a yield strength of 450 MPa or more and an elongation of 45% or more after cold rolling and annealing and an ultra-high strength of 1800 MPa or more even after skin pass rolling, and a method for producing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Seokweon Song, Jong-su Paek, Hak Kim
  • Patent number: 12584205
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a steel sheet plated with an Al—Fe alloy for hot forming. The method includes: aluminum-plating and coiling a base steel sheet to obtain an aluminum-plated steel sheet, where an amount of the aluminum-plating is 30 to 200 g/m2 based on one surface of the base steel sheet, and tension in the coiling is 0.5 to 5 kg/mm2; after the aluminum-plating, performing cooling to 250° C. at a rate of 20° C./sec or less; annealing the aluminum-plated steel sheet to obtain the steel sheet plated with the Al—Fe alloy; and cooling the steel sheet plated with the Al—Fe alloy. The annealing is carried out for 30 minutes to 50 hours within a heating temperature range of 550 to 750° C. in a batch annealing furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Sang-Heon Kim, Yeol-Rae Cho
  • Patent number: 12584185
    Abstract: A cold-rolled steel sheet having excellent heat resistance and moldability according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes 0.002 to 0.01 wt % of C, 0.1 to 1.0 wt % of Mn, less than 0.01 wt % (except for 0 wt %) of P, 0.01 wt % or less (except for 0 wt %) of N, 0.01 to 0.05 wt % of Nb, and 0.01 to 0.08% of Ti, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and has a microstructure in which the area fraction of recrystallized grains is 5 area % or less, and the dislocation density is 1×1015/m2 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Minho Jo, Young-Kwang Hong
  • Patent number: 12565689
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ferritic stainless steel having improved magnetization including, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.01% or less (excluding 0) of C, 0.003% or less (excluding 0) of N, 15 to 18% of Cr, 0.3 to 1.0% of Mn, 0.2 to 0.3% of Si, 0.005% or less (excluding 0) of Al, 0.005% or less (excluding 0) of Ti, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying the following equation, (Ti+Al+8*(C+N)/Mn)?0.3??Equation (1): (wherein Ti, Al, C, N, and Mn denote amounts (wt %) of the respective elements).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kye-Man Lee, Hyung-Gu Kang
  • Patent number: 12559807
    Abstract: In a double-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention, the fraction of crystal grains having an orientation within 15° from {100} <001> is 50 to 75%, and the fraction of crystal grains having an orientation within 15° from {100}<380> is 50 to 75%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Hyunwoo Mun, Se Il Lee
  • Patent number: 12559813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to structural steel that can be desirably used in offshore structures and the like, more specifically, to a thin steel plate having excellent low-temperature toughness and CTOD properties, and to a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Woo-Gyeom Kim, Sang-Ho Kim, Ki-Hyun Bang
  • Patent number: 12559829
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure provides a hot-dip Zn—Al—Mg-based alloy-plated steel material having excellent corrosion resistance in a processed portion, and a method for manufacturing the same. The steel material includes: an iron substrate; and a hot-dip alloy-plated layer formed on the iron substrate, wherein the hot-dip alloy-plated layer contains, by wt %, more than 8% to 25% of Al, more than 4% to 12% of Mg, and a balance of Zn and inevitable impurities, a fraction of a MgZn2 phase in the hot-dip alloy-plated layer is 10 to 45 area %, cracks are formed inside the MgZn2 phase, and the number of cracks present per 100 ?m in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of a steel sheet in a field of view in which the cracks are observed based on a cross section in the thickness direction of the steel sheet is 3 to 80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Heung-Yun Kim, Sung-Joo Kim, Yong-Joo Kim, Dae-Young Kang
  • Patent number: 12553114
    Abstract: Provided are high-strength steel plate having excellent low-temperature impact toughness and method of manufacturing the same. The present disclosure relates to a high-strength steel plate comprising, by weight %, carbon (C): 0.04-0.12%, silicon (Si): 0.1-0.5%, manganese (Mn): 1.2-2.5%, phosphorus (P): 0.01% or less, sulfur (S): 0.01% or less, aluminum (Al): 0.01-0.08%, niobium (Nb): 0.01-0.08%, chromium (Cr): 0.01-0.5%, nickel (Ni): 0.4-1.0%, copper (Cu): 0.5% or less, molybdenum (Mo): 0.01-0.5%, vanadium (V): 0.05% or less, titanium (Ti): 0.005-0.02%, boron (B): 0.001-0.0025%, nitrogen (N): 0.002-0.01%, the balance Fe and inevitable impurities, a Ceq value being less than 0.55.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Tae-Il So, Sang-Deok Kang
  • Patent number: 12553112
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-strength tin blackplate and a manufacturing method therefor. The tin blackplate according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: by wt %, 0.03 to 0.09% of carbon (C); 0.2 to 0.4% of manganese (Mn); 0.01 to 0.06% of aluminum (Al); 0.15 to 0.45% of chromium (Cr); 0.05 to 0.25% of copper (Cu); 0.03 to 0.08% of titanium (Ti); and the balance of iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities, and has a yield strength of 570 to 700 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventor: Jai-Ik Kim
  • Patent number: 12546536
    Abstract: A vertical-type firing apparatus for a positive electrode material for a secondary battery, for vertically moving and firing the positive electrode material for the secondary battery, comprises: a vertical-type firing furnace including an exhaust part, an air supply part, and a firing space positioned between the exhaust part and the air supply part; and a heater for heating the firing space of the vertical-type firing furnace, wherein the firing space includes a temperature-raising space, a cooling space, and a temperature-maintaining space located between the temperature-raising space and the cooling space, and the temperature of the temperature-maintaining space is higher than the temperature of the temperature-raising space and the temperature of the cooling space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignees: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Choongmo Yang, Soon Cheol Hwang, Yooncheol Park, Keeyoung Jung
  • Patent number: 12545979
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aluminum-based alloy-coated steel sheet and a method of manufacturing the same and, more particularly, to an aluminum-based alloy-coated steel sheet that can be preferably applied to automotive steel sheets, etc., and a method of manufacturing the same. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an aluminum-based alloy-coated steel sheet that includes: a base steel sheet; an Al-based alloy-coated layer formed on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and a Zn—Al-based coated layer formed on the Al-based alloy-coated layer, including Al: 0.5˜1.0%, and a balance of Zn and unavoidable impurities in percentage by weight, and having an adhesion amount of 3˜12 g/m2, and a method of manufacturing the aluminum-based alloy-coated steel sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Woo-Sung Jung, Sang-Hoon Park, Suk-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 12545981
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a steel having high strength properties and also having superior elongation, and a manufacturing method therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Kim, Woo-Gyeom Kim
  • Patent number: 12534791
    Abstract: Provided are a plated steel sheet and a method for manufacturing same, the plated steel sheet comprising: a base steel sheet; a Zn—Mg—Al plating layer provided on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and an Fe—Al inhibition layer provided between the base steel sheet and the Zn—Mg—Al plating layer. The plating layer comprises, by weight %, 4 to 10% of Mg and 5.1-25% of Al and the remainder being Zn and unavoidable impurities with respect to components not including iron (Fe) diffused from the base steel sheet. The plating layer comprises a 24-50% MgZn2 phase in phase fraction. In the MgZn2 phase, an Al single phase is present in the ratio of 1-30% relative to the cross-sectional area of the total MgZn2 phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignees: POSCO, STEEL & CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, POSCO COATED & COLOR STEEL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Joo Kim, Kyung-Kwan Park, Moon-Hi Hong, Heung-Yun Kim, Tae-Yeul Park, Myung-Soo Kim, Il-Ryoung Sohn, Tae-Chul Kim, Dae-Young Kang