Patents Assigned to Posco
  • Publication number: 20240270600
    Abstract: The present invention provides a positive electrode active material, its manufacturing method and a lithium secondary battery containing the same. The positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery of the present invention is a positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: a lithium metal oxide particle; and a coating layer positioned on at least part of the lithium metal oxide particle surface; wherein, the coating layer includes any one or more of group 5 elements and group 6 elements, B, LiOH, Li2CO3 and Li2SO4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicants: POSCO Holdings Inc., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ohmin KWON, Kwon Young CHOI, Sang Hyuk LEE, Jung Hoon SONG, Jong II PARK, Sang Cheol NAM, Inchul PARK, Geun HWANGBO
  • Patent number: 12060111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a side sill of a vehicle, the side sill being structurally more robust while having reduced costs and weight. The side sill of a vehicle according to an embodiment comprises: a side sill internal panel; a side sill external panel which is spaced apart from the side sill internal panel; a side sill external reinforcement coupled to the side sill external panel; a partition member arranged between the side sill internal panel and the side sill external reinforcement; a first reinforcing member arranged between the partition member and the side sill internal panel; and a second reinforcing member arranged between the partition member and the side sill external reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Jaehyun Kim, Hong-Woo Lee, Dong-Yoon Seok
  • Publication number: 20240263286
    Abstract: Disclosed are a wire rod and a steel wire for a spring, a spring with improved strength and fatigue limit, and a method for manufacturing the same. The disclosed wire rod for a spring with improved strength and fatigue limit according to an embodiment includes, in percent by weight (wt %): 0.6 to 0.7% of C, 2.0 to 2.5% of Si, 0.2 to 0.7% of Mn, 0.9 to 1.5% of Cr, 0.015% or less of P, 0.01% or less of S, 0.01% or less of Al, 0.01% or less of N, 0.25% or less of Mo, 0.25% or less of W, 0.05% to 0.2% of V, 0.05% or less of Nb, and the balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein Mn+Cr?1.8% and 0.05 at %?Mo+W?0.15 at % may be satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Junmo LEE, Seokhwan CHOI, Myungsoo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240261843
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hot-press formed part comprising a plated steel sheet and an aluminum alloy plated layer formed on the plated steel sheet, wherein the aluminum alloy plated layer comprises: an alloying layer (I) formed on the plated steel sheet and containing, by weight %, 5-30% of Al; an alloying layer (II) formed on the alloying layer (I) and containing, by weight %, 30 to 60% of Al; an alloying layer (III) formed on the alloying layer (II) and containing, by weight %, 20-50% of Al and 5-20% of Si; and an alloying layer (IV) formed continuously or discontinuously on at least a part of the surface of the alloying layer (III), and containing 30-60% of Al, wherein the rate of the alloying layer (III) exposed on the outermost surface of the aluminum alloy plated layer is 10% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Sang-Heon Kim, Hyo-Sik Chun
  • Publication number: 20240263291
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides a plated steel sheet and a manufacturing method therefor, the plated steel sheet comprising: a base steel sheet; a Zn—Mg—Al-based plated layer provided on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and an Fe—Al-based inhibition layer provided between the base steel sheet and the Zn—Mg—Al-based plated layer, wherein, on the surface of the Zn—Mg—Al-based plated layer, the total area fraction of an Al single phase and MgZn2 phase is 45-60%, and the area ratio of the MgZn2 phase to the Al single phase is 1.2-3.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sung-Joo Kim, Il-Ryoung Sohn, Tae-Chul Kim, Kwang-Won Kim, Sang-Tae Han, Myung-Soo Kim, Yong-Kyun Cho
  • Patent number: 12054643
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for steel sheet surface coating, the composition comprising colloidal silica, a silane, a monomer, an organic resin, an acidity adjuster, a long-term corrosion-resistance improver, and a solvent; and a steel sheet coated with the composition. The steel sheet has excellent acid resistance, and maintains thickness uniformity thereof even when exposed to an acid for an extended period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: POSCO CO., LTD, NOROO COIL COATINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Hoon Choi, Dong-Yun Kim, Won-Ho Son, Hee-Jea Eun, Jae-Duck Ko
  • Patent number: 12054829
    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: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    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
  • Patent number: 12054801
    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: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol Kang, Sang-Ho Uhm, Chung-Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20240254582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel sheet suitable as a material for transporting oil and gas, more particularly, to a hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent impact toughness in a welded zone after electric resistance welding (ERW), and to a hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent impact toughness at a cryogenic temperature of ?20° C. or lower, that makes the sheet applied in a cold area, and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Wan-Keun Kim, Duk-Gyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20240254588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine structure wire rod, which is applicable to vehicles, construction components and the like, and a manufacturing method therefor, and to a wire rod having excellent drawability, and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Byoung-Gab LEE, In-Gyu PARK, Jae-Seung LEE, Se-Hee KIM, Dae-Hwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20240258624
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a side frame for a battery case which can enable weight reduction and cost reduction simultaneously while sufficiently protecting battery cells from external shock, and also can fundamentally solve the defects of a weld area by significantly reducing the weld area. The side frame comprises: a first frame part formed to have an open cross-section; and a second frame part coupled to the first frame part by being disposed in the first frame part so as to close the open cross-section of the first frame part, wherein the first frame part and the second frame part are formed of different materials, and the respective corners of the first frame part and the second frame part may be bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chang-Gyun Jung, Jae-Heon Park, Myung-Hwan Cha, Sang-Kwon Wee
  • Patent number: 12051529
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes: manufacturing a cold-rolled sheet; forming a groove by irradiating a laser beam on the cold-rolled sheet; and partially removing an oxide layer formed on a surface of the cold-rolled sheet so that a thickness of the oxide layer remains at 1 to 5 nm, wherein the grain-oriented electrical steel sheet has islands of 0.25 or less having sphericity of 0.5 to 0.9 under the oxide layer under the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Oh-Yeoul Kwon, Woo-Sin Kim, Jong-Tae Park
  • Patent number: 12049687
    Abstract: Thick high-strength steel having a high yield ratio and excellent durability, and a method for manufacturing same are provided. The thick high-strength steel having a high yield ratio and excellent durability of the present invention comprises, in percentage by weight, C: 0.05 to 0.15%, Si: 0.01 to 1.0%, Mn: 1.0 to 2.3%, Al: 0.01 to 0.1%, Cr: 0.005 to 1.0%, P: 0.001 to 0.05%, S: 0.001 to 0.01%, N: 0.001 to 0.01%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.07%, Ti 0.005 to 0.11%, Fe and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Sung-Il Kim, Hyun-Taek Na
  • Patent number: 12049678
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a plated steel sheet for hot press forming, having an excellent impact property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Yeol-Rae Cho
  • Patent number: 12049679
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a cold-rolled steel plate for hot forming, which is excellent in corrosion-resistance and spot-weldability, contains, by weight %, C: 0.1-0.4%, Si: 0.5-2.0%, Mn: 0.01-4.0%, Al: 0.001-0.4%, P: 0.001-0.05%, S: 0.0001-0.02%, Cr: 0.5% to less than 3.0%, N: 0.001-0.02%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, satisfying formula (1) below, and includes an Si amorphous oxidation layer continuously or discontinuously formed at a thickness of 1 nm-100 nm on the surface thereof. Formula (1): 1.4?0.4*Cr+Si?3.2 (wherein element symbols denote measurements of respective element contents by weight %).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Yeol-Rae Cho, A-Ra Cho, Jin-Ho Cha, Si-Myoung Heo, Jeong-Won Seo, Seong-Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 12048912
    Abstract: A lithium adsorption molded body includes a lithium adsorbent and a copolymer including a repeating unit represented by and a repeating unit represented by in which R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen or a C1 to C10 alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignees: POSCO CO., LTD, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Seung Taek Kuk, Young-Su Kwon, Woonkyoung Park, Kwang Seok Park, Young-Seon Ko, Heok Yang
  • Patent number: 12049688
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to austenitic stainless steel with excellent electrical conductivity in which metal copper is formed in a non-conductive passivation film formed on the surface of stainless steel, and a method of manufacturing the same. The austenitic stainless steel with excellent electrical conductivity according to an embodiment of present disclosure includes: a stainless steel base material comprising, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.1% or less, Si: 0.1 to 1.0% or less, Mn: 0.1 to 2.0% or less, Cr: 15 to 24% or less, Ni: 6 to 12% or less, Cu: 0.5 to 3% or less, the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities; and a passivation film formed on the stainless steel base material, and the passivation film has a thickness of more than 0 and less than or equal to 5 nm, the Cu weight % content in the thickness region between 2 to 3 nm from the surface of the passivation film is 1.5 or more compared to the Cu weight % content of the stainless steel base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kwang-Min Kim, Mi-Nam Park, Bo-Sung Seo
  • Patent number: 12046743
    Abstract: A positive active material, a manufacturing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed, and a positive active material including lithium metal oxide particles in a secondary particle form including primary particles, wherein the secondary particle surface includes planar primary particles with a narrow angle of 70 to 90° from among angles between a c axis of the primary particles and a straight line connecting a virtual point of a center of the primary particle and a center point of the secondary particle may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: POSCO HOLDINGS INC., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCOC CHEMICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kwon Young Choi, Sang Hyuk Lee, Jong Il Park, Jung Hoon Song, Sang Cheol Nam
  • Patent number: 12043875
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ferritic stainless steel with improved workability and high temperature strength through control of component composition and precipitate distribution, and a manufacturing method thereof. The ferritic stainless steel excellent in workability and high temperature strength according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.0005 to 0.02%, N: 0.005 to 0.02%, Si: 0.01 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.01 to 1.2%, P: 0.001 to 0.05%, Cr: 10.0 to 25.0%, Mo: 1.5 to 3.0%, Nb: 0.3 to 0.7%, W: 0.5 to 2.0%, the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and the number of precipitates with an average diameter of 0.5 ?m or less is 105 pieces/mm2 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ji Eon Park, Il Chan Jung, Mi-Nam Park
  • Publication number: 20240239675
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lithium hydroxide manufacturing method, which includes: roasting a lithium-containing raw material in sulfuric acid; leaching the roasted lithium-containing raw material to obtain a solution containing lithium sulfate; a first purifying the leaching solution with a pH of 7.1 to 9.5; a second purifying the first purified solution with pH of 9 to 11; and obtaining an aqueous solution of a lithium hydroxide by bipolar electrodialysis of the second purified a solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicants: RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Chul JUNG, Gi-Chun HAN, Young-Seon KO, Seung Goo KIM, Kiyoung KIM, Woonkyoung PARK, Kyunghoon KIM, Juyoung KIM, Hyun Woo LEE