Patents Assigned to Posco
  • Patent number: 9745654
    Abstract: Provided is a hot dip zinc alloy plated steel sheet which is widely used in vehicles, domestic appliances, construction materials or the like and a method for manufacturing the same. A Zn—Al—Mg hot dip zinc alloy plating bath is used for manufacturing the hot dip zinc alloy plated steel strip, and a small amount of Ga or In is added to the plating bath for inhibiting an oxidation reaction of Mg in the plating bath so as to obtain excellent corrosion resistance and external surface of the plated steel sheet which is manufactured at this point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Min-Suk Oh, Young-Sool Jin, Sang-Heon Kim, Su-Young Kim, Bong-Hwan Yoo
  • Patent number: 9744743
    Abstract: Provided are a Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet and a method for manufacturing same. The Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet comprises a base steel sheet and a Zn—Mg plating layer formed on the base steel sheet, wherein the content of Mg in the Zn—Mg plating layer is 8 weight % or less (provided that 0 weight % is excluded), and the Zn—Mg plating layer is a compound phase of Zn and Mg2Zn11. According to the present invention, provided are a Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein the Zn—Mg alloy plated steel sheet has excellent corrosion resistance, high adhesion, and superior surface quality of metallic luster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Woo-Sung Jung, Seok-Jun Hong, Kyung-Hoon Nam, Dong-Yoeul Lee, Yong-Hwa Jung, Young-Jin Kwak, Mun-Jong Eom, Tae-Yeob Kim
  • Patent number: 9738958
    Abstract: Provided is an austenitic, lightweight, high-strength steel sheet having a high yield ratio and ductility and a method for producing the same, and more particularly, to a high-strength steel sheet for automotive interior panels, exterior panels, and structural parts, and a method for producing the steel sheet. The steel sheet may be a hot-rolled steel sheet, a cold-rolled steel sheet, or a plated steel sheet. The steel sheet includes, by weight %, C: 0.6% to 1.0%, Si: 0.1% to 2.5%, Mn: 10% to 15%, P: 0.02% or less, S: 0.015% or less, Al: 5% to 8%, Ti: 0.01% to 0.20%, N: 0.02% or less, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the steel sheet has a specific gravity of 7.4 g/cm3 and a Mn/Al ratio of 2 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kwang-Geun Chin, Sang-Ho Han, Jai-Hyun Kwak
  • Publication number: 20170233799
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for detecting the presence of and/or determining the amount of a label-free microRNA using an atomic force microscope. The method is extremely selective and/or ultrasensitive. In particular, the present invention provides a cantilever comprising a probe that selectively binds to a double strand of DNA/RNA hybrid complex. The probe comprises a hybrid binding domain (HBD) or a variant thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicants: POSCO, POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Joon Won Park, Joung Hun Kim, Young Kyu Kim, Hyun Seo Koo, Yoon Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9732423
    Abstract: Provided is a dry coating apparatus for coating a coating material, i.e., deposition vapor (metal vapor) on a substrate (a steel strip). The dry coating apparatus includes a coating part disposed in a vacuum to coat deposition vapor generated through heating and evaporation of a supplied coating material onto a proceeding object to be coated and a heating source disposed in an atmosphere to heat and levitate the coating material in the coating part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoon Nam, Mun-Jong Eom, Young-Jin Kwak, Woo-Sung Jung, Tae-Yeob Kim, Dong-Yoeul Lee, Seok-Jun Hong, Kyoung-Bo Kim, Yong-Hwa Jung, Sang-Hoon Park, Sang-Cheol Lee, Yang-Woo Nam
  • Patent number: 9731345
    Abstract: Provided is a martensitic stainless steel having excellent productivity and high corrosion resistance, which comprises, as percentages by weight, 0.45 to 0.60% carbon, 0.02 to 0.08% nitrogen, 0.2 to 0.4% silicon, 0.3 to 0.6% manganese, 12 to 15% chromium, one or more kinds of 0.1 to 1.5% molybdenum or 0.1 to 1.5% tungsten and Fe and other unavoidable impurities as remnants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Ki-Hoon Jo, Dong-Chul Chae, Won-Qeun Son, Bong-Wn Kim
  • Patent number: 9728332
    Abstract: A wire rod and steel wire having superior magnetic characteristics and a method for manufacturing same, wherein the wire rod and the steel wire can be used in transformers, vehicles, electric or electronic products, or the like which require low iron loss and high permeability. Provided are a wire rod and steel wire having superior magnetic characteristics and a method for manufacturing same, wherein the wire rod or the steel wire comprises, by wt %, 0.03 to 0.05% of C, 3.0 to 5.0% of Si, 0.1 to 2.0% of Mn, 0.02 to 0.08% of Al, 0.0015 to 0.0030% of N, and the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The wire rod and steel wire having directional properties may be provided by a general manufacturing process without using expensive alloying elements and without having to add a manufacturing facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Kim, You-Hwan Lee, Woo-Gi Shin
  • Publication number: 20170214300
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bonded type laminated-core member manufacturing apparatus comprising an adhesive applying unit which is selectively open for applying an adhesive to a material being continuously transferred, and a blanking unit sequentially forming laminar members having a predetermined shape by blanking the material, wherein the adhesive applying unit includes an adhesive applicator having an outlet channel for discharging the adhesive, and a valve closing the outlet channel and opening the outlet channel for discharging the adhesive when the material and the outlet channel come close to each other. since an outlet of a nozzle is opened only when a material approaches an adhesive applying unit and close when the material separates from the adhesive applying unit, leakage of the adhesive prevent can be prevented and the discharge time and the application amount of the adhesive may be regularly controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: POSCO TMC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il Gwen CHUNG, Jae Young LEE, Jae Sang KWON, Jae Chun YOU
  • Patent number: 9708698
    Abstract: Provided is a wear resistant steel including 2.6 wt % to 4.5 wt % of manganese (Mn), carbon (C) satisfying (6-Mn)/50?C?(10-Mn)/50, 0.05 wt % to 1.0 wt % of silicon (Si), and iron (Fe) as well as other unavoidable impurities as a remainder, wherein a Brinell hardness of a surface portion is in a range of 360 to 440. The wear resistant steel further includes at least one component selected from the group consisting of 0.1 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of niobium (Nb), 0.1 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of vanadium (V), 0.1 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of titanium (Ti), and 0.02 wt % or less (excluding 0 wt %) of boron (B) to complement the performance thereof. The wear resistant steel is characterized in that a microstructure includes martensite in an amount of 90% or more, and an average packet diameter of the martensite is 20 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Jong-Kyo Choi, Woo-Kil Jang, Young-Hwan Park, Hong-Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 9708703
    Abstract: A high-manganese hot-rolled galvanized steel sheet having no surface defects and improved galvanizing and alloying characteristics is manufactured by using a high-manganese hot-rolled steel sheet. Provided are the high-manganese hot-rolled galvanized steel sheet and a method of manufacturing the high-manganese hot-rolled galvanized steel sheet. The high-manganese hot-rolled galvanized steel sheet includes: a hot-rolled steel sheet including 5 wt % to 35 wt % manganese; and a zinc coating layer formed on the hot-rolled steel sheet, wherein an internal oxide layer is formed in an internal region of the hot-rolled steel sheet facing the zinc coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Sun-Ho Jeon, Kwang-Geun Chin
  • Patent number: 9712043
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling overcurrent of a grid-connected inverter due to an abnormal grid voltage includes a grid voltage sensor configured to sense a grid voltage according to an output current of the grid-connected inverter, a voltage variation calculator configured to calculate a D-axis voltage and a Q-axis voltage of the grid voltage to obtain variation values of the D-axis voltage and the Q-axis voltage, and an output current controller configured to determine whether at least one of the D-axis voltage variation value and the Q-axis voltage variation value exceeds a set value of the grid voltage variation, and decrease the output current by a predetermined value when one of the D-axis voltage variation value and the Q-axis voltage variation value exceeds the set value of the grid voltage variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO ENERGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong Heum Lee, Sang Ho Moon, Ju Young Chang, Jae Sig Kim, Jin Su Lee
  • Patent number: 9708684
    Abstract: There is provided a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and a hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet, which have excellent elongation properties, and methods for manufacturing the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet and the hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet. The present disclosure relates to a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet in which a hot-dip galvanized layer is formed on a surface of a base steel sheet, the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent elongation properties and being characterized by the composition and the microstructure thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Sang Ho Han, Seong Ho Han
  • Publication number: 20170201163
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bonded-type laminated core member manufacturing apparatus including an adhesive application unit to apply an adhesive to a material being continuously transferred, and a laminating unit configured to integrate laminar members laminated within a laminating hole by blanking the material, a laminated core member being manufactured by interlayer adhesion between the laminar members, and the laminating unit includes an adhesive hardener to harden the adhesive located between the laminar members so as to integrate the laminar members passing through the laminating hole, and pinchers provided under the adhesive hardener to apply lateral pressure to the laminated core member so as to prevent falling of the laminated core member. Since the laminated core members may be stably extracted, damage to the laminated core member due to falling may be prevented and the laminated core members in an aligned state may be extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: POSCO TMC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Il Gwen CHUNG, Suk Jo KANG, Jae Young LEE, Chang Il CHOI
  • Patent number: 9700899
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating the main component constituting a raw material from impurities includes: a raw material supply unit for supplying a raw material; a charging unit for charging the raw material supplied from the raw material supply unit; an electrostatic sorting unit for sorting the raw material, which has been charged by the charging unit, according to polarity; and a storage unit for collecting the raw material sorted by and falling from the electrostatic sorting unit, wherein the charging unit includes a charging chamber having a space therein for charging the raw material supplied from the raw material supply unit, and a charging rotor rotatably provided in the charging chamber, for impacting the raw material supplied from the raw material supply unit by the rotating force, thus effectively separating the impurities such as ash and sulfur contained in a raw material, e.g. coal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Chong Lyuck Park, Young Cheol Yang, Jung Ah Kim, In Kook Suh, Dong Seok Jang
  • Patent number: 9689071
    Abstract: A graphene-coated steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The graphene-coated steel sheet includes a steel sheet and a graphene layer formed on the steel sheet. Therefore, the graphene-coated steel sheet can be useful in preventing corrosion of iron, such as oxidation of iron, and has remarkably excellent thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity, as well as excellent heat resistance resulting from thermal stability of graphene. Also, the method can be useful in manufacturing a high-quality graphene-coated steel sheet having a monocrystalline form and showing substantially no defects or impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: POSCO, POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Chan Cuk Hwang, Yong Gyun Jung, Han Na Hwang, Jae In Jeong, Ji Hoon Yang
  • Patent number: 9689057
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aluminum-magnesium coated steel plate using vacuum coating, wherein an aluminum-magnesium coating layer is constituted by 1 to 45 wt % of magnesium, a balance of aluminum, and other inevitable impurities, and an Al3Mg2 alloy phase is formed in the aluminum-magnesium coating layer by performing heat treatment of the steel plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Yang, Jae In Jeong, Tae-Yeob Kim, Yonghwa Jung
  • Patent number: 9689063
    Abstract: There are provided an electromagnetic wiping device, a plated steel sheet wiping apparatus including the electromagnetic wiping device, and a method for manufacturing a plated steel sheet. A portion of a plating layer of a steel sheet having passed through a plating bath is preliminarily removed at least in an edge region of the steel sheet, and a gas wiping operation is performed. Therefore, overplating is prevented at least in the edge region of the steel sheet. In addition, since the load of gas wiping can be reduced while maintaining the line speed of the steel sheet, the quantity of scattered particles and the formation of dross can be reduced for improving the plating quality of the steel sheet and the productivity of a manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Tae-In Jang, Jung-Kuk Kim, Chang-Woon Jee, Yong-Hun Kweon
  • Publication number: 20170179502
    Abstract: Provided are a heat recovery apparatus based on a fuel cell and an operating method thereof. In the fuel cell-based heat recovery apparatus and the operating method thereof, hot water and steam may be generated by using heat generated while a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) operates to supply the generated hot water or steam to buildings, thereby reducing a rate of operation in cooling/heating equipment using electricity so as to reduce air-conditioning costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Posco Energy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Lae Lee, Jung Tae Hwang, Ja Hoon Jeong, Sung Lay Ryu
  • Patent number: 9683294
    Abstract: A conversion coating composition comprising 0.01 wt % to 0.2 wt % of phosphorous (P); 0.01 wt % to 0.2 wt % of magnesium (Mg); 0.005 wt % to 0.15 wt % of zirconium (Zr); 0.005 wt % to 0.15 wt % of titanium (Ti); 0.005 wt % to 0.15 wt % of vanadium (V); 0.05 wt % to 1 wt % of phenol resin; the balance of water and other unavoidable impurities is provided. A surface treated steel sheet comprising a base steel sheet; a zinc or zinc alloy plated layer formed on the base steel sheet; a blackening layer formed on the zinc or zinc alloy plated layer; and an organic and inorganic complex conversion coating layer formed on the blackening layer, wherein the organic and inorganic complex conversion coating layer may satisfy the weight ratio of P:Mg:Zr:Ti:V=1:0.045 to 2:0.035 to 1.5:0.035 to 1.3:0.035 to 1.5 (based on the weight of P) is also provided. A method for manufacturing a steel sheet treated with the conversion coating composition is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Yeon-Ho Kim, Young-Jin Kwak, Yon-Kyun Song, Yang-Ho Choi, Tae-Yeob Kim, Kyoung-Pil Ko, Chang-Hoon Choi, Jong-Sang Kim
  • Patent number: 9683271
    Abstract: An impeller for stirring a melt pool includes: an impeller body extending in the length direction; a blowing nozzle which is provided in such a way as to pass through one part at the bottom end of the impeller body; and a blade provided on the upper part of the impeller body. As a result, when the impeller is used, a stirring flow produced due to the blade and a stirring flow due to substances blown into the melt-pool via the blowing nozzle correspond to each other, and the two flows are combined such that the overall stirring force is improved. Consequently, it is possible to improve the efficiency of stirring by the impeller as compared with hitherto, and, as a result, refining efficiency in the refining step is improved as the rate of reaction between the melt-pool and additives is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Min Ho Song, Wook Kim, Soo Chang Kang, Woong Hee Han, Jung Ho Park