Patents Assigned to Posco
  • Patent number: 9446929
    Abstract: Provided is a steel strip stabilizing apparatus which dampens vibrations of a plated steel strip in a non-contact manner or corrects the shape of the plated steel strip. The steel strip stabilizing apparatus comprises: a plurality of steel strip damping means arranged on at least one side of a steel strip undergoing processing in a direction there towards so as to damp vibrations in the steel strip; and a damping means moving unit connected to the steel strip damping means to move at least a portion of each of the steel strip damping means in a widthwise direction with regard to the steel strip corresponding to the width of the steel strip. According to the present invention, (unit) damping means are movable in the widthwise direction with regard to the steel strip, thus improving the vibration damping properties, the steel strip curvature correcting properties and the plated quality of the steel strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Tae-In Jang, Yong-Hun Kweon, Jung-Kuk Kim, Chang-Woon Jee
  • Patent number: 9441302
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a Zn—Mg alloy-coated steel sheet having high blackening resistance and coating adhesion. In one implementation, the method may include forming a Zn—Mg coating layer on a base steel sheet and performing a combustion chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) process to form an oxide film. The oxide film may include a metal oxide and the metal oxide may include silicon oxide (SiO2) and magnesium oxide (MgO). The base steel sheet may be maintained within a temperature range of 330° C. to 450° C. during the performing of the CCVD process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Dong-Yoeul Lee, Kyung-Hoon Nam, Yong-Hwa Jung, Seok-Jun Hong, Tae-Yeob Kim, Young-Jin Kwak, Mun-Jong Eom, Woo-Sung Jung
  • Patent number: 9435230
    Abstract: Provided is a fuel cell hybrid system. The fuel cell hybrid system includes a heat engine including a compression unit for compressing an oxidizer supply gas including air and an expansion unit for expanding the oxidizer supply gas to generate mechanical energy, a fuel cell including an anode for receiving a fuel gas, a cathode for receiving the oxidizer supply gas, and a catalytic combustor for burning a non-reaction fuel gas of an anode exhaust gas exhausted from the anode to heat the oxidizer supply gas, a first heat exchanger heat-exchanging the oxidizer supply gas discharged from the compression unit with a cathode exhaust gas exhausted from the cathode, and a second heat exchanger heat-exchanging the oxidizer supply gas discharged from the first heat exchanger with the oxidizer supply gas discharged from the catalytic combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Posco Energy Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Ki Kim, Yin Jeong Cho, Sang Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20160245085
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nozzle rotation body for a reaction-type steam turbine, the rotation body rotating by ejection of fluid from the nozzle. The rotation body includes: a disk-shaped body (210) having an shaft hole that is formed in the center thereof and coupled to a rotary shaft; a guide portion (220), projected in the vertical direction and integrally formed with the body (210) to have a guide side (GS) providing a plurality of exhaust flow paths (221) forming equal angles to each other in the helical direction around the shaft hole; a nozzle piece (230), positioned on each front end of the exhaust flow paths (221) and assembled with the body (210), to have a cross section of the same shape as the cross section of the exhaust flow paths (221) and have a narrow width section; and a fastening unit having at least one bolt (241) and at least one assembly pin (242) coupling the nozzle piece (230) and the body (210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicants: POSCO ENERGY CO., LTD., HK TURBINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Chang LIM, Sung Keun OH, Jae Jun LEE, Sang Myeong LEE, Sanghoon LEE, Ki Tae KIM, Young IL CHANG, Hyun Joo CHUN, Yong Sik HA
  • Patent number: 9417212
    Abstract: Provided is a defect inspection device of a steel plate. The defect inspection device according to the present invention includes a plurality of inspection units arranged in a width direction of the steel plate, wherein each of the plurality of inspection units includes a first magnetized pole and a second magnetized pole corresponding to each other. Also, the inspection unit includes: a magnetizing part generating a magnetic flux for magnetizing the steel plate in a direction inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a rolling direction through the first magnetized pole and the second magnetized pole; and a detection part detecting a leakage flux that leaks due to defects existing in or on the steel plate by using the flux generated by the magnetizing part. Thus, the defects may be correctly detected through the defect inspection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Ju-Seung Lee, Se-Ho Choi, Sang-Woo Choi, Jong-Pil Yun, Shin-Hwan Kang, Ki-Jang Oh
  • Publication number: 20160215361
    Abstract: There are provided a steel sheet for resistance to composite corrosion from sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid, having excellent wear resistance and surface quality, and a method of manufacturing the same. The steel sheet having excellent surface qualities may be provided by improving resistance to erosion occurring due to coal cinders to increase a lifespan thereof and securing excellent resistance to composite corrosion from sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid. Wear resistance may be significantly increased by adding P, and in order to solve a problem in that wear resistance is deteriorated due to the addition of P, a component system and a hot rolling process condition may be controlled, thereby forming a corrosion resistant layer having excellent corrosion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Jeong-Bong YOON, Byoung-Ho LEE, Jong-Hwa KIM
  • Patent number: 9394578
    Abstract: A multi physical properties part used in automotive components required to be lightweight and provide collision safety, and a method of manufacturing a multi physical properties part, in which the multi physical properties part may be more economically and simply manufactured by using two or more separated die sets without using an additional heating device or treating a die surface. A method of manufacturing a multi physical properties part, which includes positioning a single heated formed article in two or more die sets, and then manufacturing a multi physical properties part including two or more regions having different physical properties by differing cooling conditions in the respective die set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Hong-Woo Lee, Jae-Hyun Kim, Hyoun-Young Lee, Yeon-Sik Kang
  • Patent number: 9394580
    Abstract: Provided is a wire rod for use in mechanical structure connections, vehicle components, or the like, and more particularly, to a wire rod which has superior toughness without being subjected to a heat treatment, and the strength of which is ensured through a cold-drawing process. Tot his end, provided are a high-toughness cold-drawn non-heat-treated wire rod and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein the wire rod comprises in % by weight: 0.2 to 0.3% of carbon (C), 0.1 to 0.2% of silicon (Si), 2.5 to 4.0% of manganese (Mn), 0.035% or less (but not 0%) of phosphorus (P), 0.04% or less (but not 0%) of sulfur (S), the remainder being iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: You-Hwan Lee, Dong-Hyun Kim
  • 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: 9389227
    Abstract: The present invention provides solid supports comprising a surface bound array of dendrons and methods for using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: POSCO, POSTECH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Joon Won Park, Bong Jin Hong
  • Publication number: 20160197365
    Abstract: A power generation system which generates electric power includes a fuel cell system in which supplied reactants react to generate electric power and a circulation system that circulates a product generated by the fuel cell system. The circulation system is configured to resupply at least some elements of the product generated by the fuel cell system as a reactant of the fuel cell system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: POSCO ENERGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Jun KIM, Dong Eun KIM, Soo Taek KIM, Yong Su PARK
  • Publication number: 20160194737
    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: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicants: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF IDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ji Hoon YANG, Jae In JEONG, Tae-Yeob KIM, Yonghwa JUNG
  • Patent number: 9382597
    Abstract: A steel sheet for enameling for eliminating surface defects such as fish scale defects and having excellent formability, and provides a steel sheet for enamel having no surface defects, including: more than 0 wt % and 0.005 wt % or less of C, 0.1 to 0.5 wt % of Mn, more than 0 wt % and 0.03 wt % or less of Si, 0.05 to 0.3 wt % of Cr, more than 0 wt % and 0.03 wt % or less of Al, 0.03 to 0.1 wt % of O, more than 0 wt % and 0.03 wt % or less of P, more than 0 wt % and 0.02 wt % or less of S, more than 0 wt % and 0.015 wt % or less of Cu, more than 0 wt % and 0.005 wt % or less of N, Fe in a remaining content, and other inevitable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Hang-Sik Cho, Woo-Yeol Cha, Su-Beom Park, Woo-Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 9382630
    Abstract: There is provided a zinc alloy coated steel sheet including a vacuum deposited layer capable of improving corrosion resistance and sealer adhesion that are suitable for the use in automobiles, and a process of manufacturing the same. The zinc alloy coated steel sheet includes a zinc coating layer formed on a steel sheet; and a zinc/metal alloy deposited layer formed on the zinc coating layer, wherein the zinc coating layer, and a metal diffusion layer is present in the zinc coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Young-Jin Kwak, Dong-Yoeul Lee, Kyung-Hoon Nam, Sang-Cheol Lee, Yong-Hwa Jung, Woo-Sung Jung, Sang-Hoon Park, Tae-Yeob Kim, Gwang-Seok Kim
  • Publication number: 20160186285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrahigh-strength steel sheet and a manufacturing method therefor. More specifically, the present invention can provide an ultra-high strength steel sheet which can ensure weldability and a delayed fracture resistance property by controlling the contents of elements affecting platability along with the contents of austenite-stabilizing elements and increasing twin formation through re-rolling, and simultaneously improve impact characteristics and workability by ensuring excellent yield strength and ductility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Sung-Kyu KIM, Won-Tae CHO, Tai-Ho KIM, Kwang-Geun CHIN, Sang-Ho HAN
  • Patent number: 9376576
    Abstract: Provided are a resin composition for surface treatment and a surface-treated steel sheet coated therewith. The resin composition for surface treatment includes a dispersing element having excellent thermal conductivity and heat dissipation, thereby maintaining physical properties of the conventional anti-fingerprint steel sheet, for example, high whiteness, fingerprint resistance, workability, electric conductivity and alkali resistance, and providing heat dissipation. In addition, the surface-treated steel sheet coated with the resin composition for surface treatment of the present invention has physical properties such as high heat dissipation, electric conductivity and whiteness, and thus may be replaced with a bottom chassis of a backlight unit, particularly, an edge-type backlight unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignees: POSCO, Noroo Coil Coatings, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Gyun Jung, Gab-Yong Kim, Woon-Jong Kim, Jae-Dong Cho, Jong-Sang Kim, Joong-Kyu Kim, Myoung-Hee Choi, Yon-Kyun Song
  • Publication number: 20160160329
    Abstract: There are provided a ferrite stainless steel for a polymer fuel cell separator having excellent corrosion resistance and interfacial contact resistance under an operating environment of a polymer fuel cell, and a preparation method of the stainless steel. A stainless steel includes C: 0.02 wt % or less, N: 0.02 wt % or less, Si: 0.4 wt % or less, Mn: 0.2 wt % or less, P: 0.04 wt % or less, S: 0.02 wt % or less, Cr: 25.0 to 32.0 wt %, Cu: 0 to 2.0 wt %, Ni: 0.8 wt % or less, Ti: 0.5 wt % or less, Nb: 0.5 wt % or less, waste Fe and inevitably contained elements. A preparation method of the stainless steel having a second passive film formed on a surface thereof includes forming a first passive film on the surface of the stainless steel by bright-annealing or annealing-pickling the stainless steel; removing the first passive film by pickling the stainless steel in a 10 to 20 wt % sulfuric acid solution at a temperature of 50 to 75° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Jonghee KIM, Kihoon JO, Younghwan KIM, Jeonghe LEE, Yunyong LEE, Jinsuk KIM, Jongheon SEOK
  • Patent number: 9358610
    Abstract: A device for supporting a molten metal container is provided, wherein the device has first and second support units for supporting the weight of the molten metal container in connection with a ring member, taken alone or in combination according to a rotary position. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the device for supporting the molten metal container comprises: a ring member which encloses the outside of a rotatable molten metal container; and first and second support units which are configured to support the weight of said molten metal container in connection with said ring member, taken alone or in combination according to a rotary position of said molten metal container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Jae-Ho Joo, Sung-Moon Kim, Byung-Uk Lee, In-Suk So
  • Patent number: 9356207
    Abstract: An optical semiconductor lighting apparatus including: a substrate in which a single LED chip or a plurality of LED chips are disposed; a first mold portion disposed on the substrate to cover the plurality of LED chips; and a second mold portion extending from an edge of the first mold portion and disposed on the substrate. The respective LED chips can improve adhesive strength with respect to the substrate through the first and second mold portions. Peeling, surface cracking and damage caused by moisture permeation can be prevented by the first and second mold portions. A fluorescent material included in the second mold portion can improve a wavelength conversion rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Posco LED Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Rye Kim, Ji Eun Kook, Jung Hwa Kim, Jing Jong Kim, Min Uk Yoo, Dae Won Kim, Seong Bok Yoon
  • Patent number: 9346695
    Abstract: The present inventions relates to an apparatus for purifying wastewater and a method thereof, which comprises: a stirring part to make bubbles impregnated into floc through high speed stirring by adding floc forming materials to influent and stirring them; an air supply part to supply air to the stirring part to make more bubbles impregnated; a pumping part to conduct pressurized conveying of the floc included treatment water; a cyclone part to separate high density floc to downstream and treatment water with low density floc to upstream from the pressurized treatment water; and a flotation part to separate floc from the treatment water with floc supplied from the cyclone part. Therefore, the present invention have an effect that it is possible to improve purification speed of wastewater and obtain good quality of purified water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignees: POSCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD., BLUEGREENLINK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joo Hyung Ko, Kwan Yeop Kim, Yun Jung Kim, Hyun Bae Kim, Hyoung Gun Kim, Hae Wook Nam, Hee Chul Yoon, Yu Seong Won, Jae Woong Park, Young Hwa Choi