Patents Assigned to Posco
  • Patent number: 9333986
    Abstract: The present invention is a wheelbase for a movable structure, comprising: a first frame unit connected to either a front wheels or a rear wheels; a second frame unit connected to the other of the front wheels or the rear wheels and located below or above the first frame and coupled to the first frame (an accommodation space being formed between the first frame unit and the second frame unit); a slider unit located within the accommodation space and coupled to either the first frame unit or the second frame unit; a driving unit located at a longitudinal cross sectional surface of the other of the first frame unit or the second frame unit so as to generate a driving force; and a driving-force-transmitting unit for interconnecting the driving unit and the slider unit to transmit the driving force to the slider unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Yong Joo Kim, Jin Seok Jung, Seung Chul Baik
  • Patent number: 9321147
    Abstract: Provided is a descaling device for effectively removing scale formed on a surface of a hot-rolled steel strip (steel sheet). The descaling device, for example, may be configured to include: a device housing disposed in a feed path of a hot-rolled steel strip, a high-pressure fluid supply unit provided to supply a high-pressure fluid to the device housing, an abrasive input unit provided to introduce an abrasive to the device housing, and an abrasive slurry spraying unit provided in the device housing to spray an abrasive slurry of the high-pressure fluid and the abrasive mixed inside the device housing on the steel strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Soo-Hyoun Cho, Tae-Chul Kim, Young-Sool Jin
  • Patent number: 9321077
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for plating high strength steel such as advanced high strength steel (AHSS) after irradiating the high strength steel with at least one of laser light and plasma to remove Si/Mn/Al oxides from the surface of the high strength steel, modify the surface of the high strength steel, or make the surface of the high strength steel suitable for a post process such as a zinc plating process. For this, a plating method includes heating high strength steel; treating a surface of the high strength steel with plasma to remove at least one of a Mn oxide, an Al oxide, and an Si oxide formed on the surface of the high strength steel during the heating of the high strength steel; and plating the surface-treated high strength steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Hyun-Ju Jeong, Rho-Bum Park, Yeong-Seob Kueon, Hyeong-Jun Huh, Jin-Gun Jang
  • Patent number: 9322099
    Abstract: Provided is a composition for forming a photocatalytic coating layer, a process for preparing said composition, a self-cleaning article comprising a photocatalytic coating layer comprising said composition and a process for preparing said self-cleaning article. The composition may be used to prepare a self-cleaning article having excellent anticorrosion and processability by one coating and drying procedure, without several coating and drying procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: POSCO, Noroo Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Jin Yoo, Wook Hyun Song, Gab Yong Kim, Jae Ryung Lee, Jae Dong Cho
  • Patent number: 9322075
    Abstract: Provided is an ultra-fine grained, high-strength, high-toughness carbon steel wire rod manufactured through control of a microstructure by process control without addition of relatively expensive alloying elements. More particularly, the material provided is an ultra-fine grained, high-strength, high-toughness carbon steel wire rod having a microstructure including a ferrite structure having an area fraction of 60% or more and a cementite structure as a remainder, wherein an average grain diameter of ferrite grains is 15 ?m or less. Also provided is a method of manufacturing the wire rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Kim, Woo-Gi Shin, You-Hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20160109138
    Abstract: A system for producing a heat source for heating or electricity, using medium/low-temperature waste heat includes: an absorption-type heat pump (100) supplied with a driving heat source and heat source water to heat a low-temperature heat medium; a regenerator heat exchange unit (210) for supplying a regenerator (110) with a driving heat source using waste heat; an evaporator heat exchange unit (220) for supplying an evaporator with heat source water; a heat medium circulation line (310) for circulating a heat medium; a generation unit (400) branching off from the heat medium circulation line (310) and producing electricity; a heat production unit (500) branching off from the heat medium circulation line (310) and supplying a heat-demanding place with a heat source for heating; and a switching valve unit (600) for controlling the flow of heat medium supplied the generation unit (400) or the heat production unit (500).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: POSCO ENERGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Cheol KANG, Hyo Seok LEE, Jong Kook SEONG
  • Patent number: 9314997
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plated steel sheet having a plated layer with excellent stability for hot press molding, and more specifically, to a plated steel sheet having a plated layer with excellent stability for hot press molding in which a LME (Liquid Metal Embrittlement) phenomenon caused by a zinc enrichment region included in the plated layer is suppressed during hot press molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventor: Il-Ryoung Sohn
  • Patent number: 9302449
    Abstract: Provided is a hot dip zinc (Zn) alloy plated steel sheet having excellent corrosion resistance and surface qualities, and a method of manufacturing the same. For this purpose, provided is a high corrosion resistant hot dip Zn alloy plated steel sheet which includes an underlying steel sheet and a hot dip Zn alloy plating layer, wherein a composition of the hot dip Zn alloy plating layer includes 1 to 3 wt % of aluminum (Al), 1.5 to 4.0 wt % of magnesium (Mg), and Zn and unavoidable impurities as a remainder, in which Al+Mg is in a range of 2.5 to 7.0 wt % and Al: (Al+Mg) ratio is in a range of 0.38 to 0.48, and a method of manufacturing the high corrosion resistant hot dip Zn alloy plated steel sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Sang-Heon Kim, Young-Sool Jin, Min-Suk Oh, Su-Young Kim, Bong-Hwan Yoo
  • Patent number: 9296903
    Abstract: Provided is a film formation composition for improving the blackening of the surface of a steel sheet, particularly, the surface of a steel sheet containing Mg on the surface thereof, such as a Mg sheet, a plated steel sheet having a plated layer comprising Mg, and the like, a steel sheet comprising a film formed by the composition, and a method for forming the film. Provided are a film formation composition for preventing the blackening of the surface of the steel sheet, comprising: 2.5-7.5 parts by weight of a water-soluble phenoxy resin; 0.1-0.5 parts by weight of a fluorometal acid; 0.1-0.5 parts by weight of a metal compound; and 1-5 parts by weight of a cross-linking agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: POSCO, NOROO COIL COATINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Jin Kwak, Dong-Yun Kim, Woo-Sung Jung, Kyung-Hoon Nam, Dong-Yoeul Lee, Seok-Jun Hong, Tae-Yeob Kim, Yong-Hwa Jung, Mun-Jong Eom, Myoung-Hee Choi, Gab-Yong Kim, Sang-Hoon Park, Sang-Cheol Lee, Yang-Woo Nam
  • Patent number: 9297057
    Abstract: A cold rolled steel sheet, and a method of manufacturing the same, designed to have aging resistance and excellent formability suitable for use in automobile bodies, electronic appliances, and the like. The cold rolled steel sheet comprises in weight %: 0.003% or less of C, 0.003˜0.03% of S, 0.01˜0.1% of Al, 0.02% or less of N, 0.2% or less of P, at least one of 0.03˜0.2% of Mn and 0.005˜0.2% of Cu, and a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities. When the steel sheet comprises one of Mn and Cu, the composition of Mn, Cu, and S satisfies at least one relationship: 0.58*Mn/S?10 and 1?0.5*Cu/S?10, and when the steel sheet comprises both Mn and Cu, the composition of Mn, Cu, and S satisfies the relationship: Mn+Cu?0.3 and 2?0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S?20. Participates of MnS, CuS, and (Mn, Cu)S in the steel sheet have an average size of 0.2 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Jeong-Bong Yoon, Won-Ho Son, Ki-Bong Kang, Noi-Ha Cho, Ki-Duck Park
  • Publication number: 20160082496
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hot press forming device for coated steel and a hot press forming method using the same, which can reduce the generation of fine cracks of a molding and can obtain uniform material properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Hong-Gee Kim, Jong-Won Choi, Kyung-Seok Oh, Dong-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 9290845
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Jonghee Kim, Kihoon Jo, Younghwan Kim, Jeonghe Lee, Yunyong Lee, Jinsuk Kim, Jongheon Seok
  • Patent number: 9289821
    Abstract: The apparatus for preventing damage to casting rolls includes: a roll pressing force detection unit measuring a roll pressing force applied to the casting rolls; a foreign object determination unit determining whether foreign objects have been introduced to the casting rolls based on the measured roll pressing force; a roll gap instruction value generation unit generating a roll gap instruction value by adding a preset roll gap amount to the set roll gap if it is determined that foreign objects have been introduced to the casting rolls; and a roll gap control unit controlling a roll gap between the casting rolls based on the roll gap instruction value. Therefore, surfaces of the casting rolls may be less damaged by foreign objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Dae-Sung Lee, Seong-In Jeong, Sang-Hoon Kim, Man-Jin Ha, Ji-Woo Im
  • Publication number: 20160076166
    Abstract: An electroplating device for preventing the excessive plating of an edge, and the electroplating device for plating a steel plate between anodes which are formed at a predetermined distance from each other with respect to the center of the steel plate. A cathode edge mask is provided in the proximity of the edge part of a steel plate and blocking the edge part and an anode from being applied with an electric current. Anode edge masks rare respectively provided to the upper and lower portions of the cathode edge mask at a distance from each other and blocking the edge part and anodes from being applied with an electric current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Young Ha KIM, Hwon Woo JEONG, Yong Sik KANG
  • Patent number: 9267203
    Abstract: Provided is a continuous coating apparatus which can supply a liquid coating material (a molten metal) to a levitation-heating space through various paths, and can easily control a supply flow rate of the liquid coating material, and has a simplified structure. The continuous coating apparatus includes: a vacuum chamber unit through which a coating target passes; a levitation-heating unit disposed in the vacuum chamber unit and generating an evaporation vapor by vaporizing a supplied coating material; and a liquid coating material supply unit connected so that a liquid coating material is supplied to at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the levitation-heating unit, and communicating with the outside of the vacuum chamber unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoon Nam, Young-Jin Kwak, Dong-Yoeul Lee, Tae-Yeob Kim, Yong-Hwa Jung, Kyoung-Bo Kim, Woo-Sung Jung, Mun-Jong Eom, Sang-Cheol Lee, Sang-Hoon Park
  • Patent number: 9260764
    Abstract: Provided is a low iron loss high strength non-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same. The method comprises hot-rolling a slab comprising 0.005 weight % or less of C, 4.0 weight % or less of Si, 0.1 weight % or less of P, 0.03 weight % or less of S, 0.1 to 2.0 weight % of Mn, 0.3 to 2.0 weight % of Al, 0.003 weight % or less of N, 0.005 weight % or less of Ti, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, cold-rolling the slab, and finally annealing the slab such that the fractional area of the non-recrystallization tissue at the cross sectional surface of the steel sheet is 50% or lower (not including 0%).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Jae-Song Kim, Jae-Kwan Kim, Su-Yong Sin, Yong-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9260787
    Abstract: Provided is a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent adhesiveness at ultra-low temperatures as well as fine spangles, and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent adhesiveness at ultra-low temperatures includes a base steel sheet, a composite layer formed on the base steel sheet and including transition metal, an inhibition layer formed on the composite layer and including a iron-aluminum (Fe—Al) based intermetallic compound, and a zinc (Zn)-plated layer formed on the inhibition layer, in which an average diameter of spangles in the zinc-plated layer is 150 ?m or less, and a method of manufacturing the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Ju-Youn Lee, Myung-Soo Kim, Jong-Sang Kim
  • Patent number: 9260316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to titanium dioxide nanoparticles, titanate, lithium titanate nanoparticles, and preparation methods thereof. According to the present invention, titanium dioxide nanoparticles having a quasicrystalline phase corresponding to an intermediate form between a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Dong Hyun Kim, Jhi-Yong Kim, Juno Seok, Seok-Mo Chung, Jong Hoon Son
  • Patent number: 9255305
    Abstract: According to one aspect, provided is a high-strength steel sheet having superior toughness at cryogenic temperature, comprising, in weight percentage, 0.02 to 0.06% of C, 0.1 to 0.35% of Si, 1.0 to 1.6% of Mn, 0.02% or less (but not 0%) of Al, 0.7 to 2.0% of Ni, 0.4 to 0.9% of Cu, 0.003 to 0.015% of Ti, 0.003 to 0.02% of Nb, 0.01% or less of P, 0.005% or less of S, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the high-strength steel sheet satisfies the condition of [Mn]+5.4[Si]+26[Al]+32.8[Nb]<4.3 where [Mn], [Si], [Al], and [Nb] indicate contents of Mn, Si, Al, and Nb in weight percentage, respectively. The steel sheet secures toughness when used as structural steel materials for ships, offshore structures, or the like, or steel materials for tanks for storing and carrying liquefied gases, which are exposed to an extreme low temperature environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Woo-Gyeom Kim, Sang-Ho Kim, Ki-Hyun Bang, In-Shik Suh
  • Patent number: 9255313
    Abstract: A steel sheet for forming having low-temperature heat treatment property, in which heat treatment is performed within a range of lower temperature than a conventional steel sheet in the event of hot press forming or post-heat treatment after cold forming, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of manufacturing parts using the same. The steel sheet has a composition of, by weight, carbon (C): 0.15 to 0.35%, silicon (Si): 0.5% or less, manganese (Mn): 1.5 to 2.2%, phosphorus (P): 0.025% or less, sulfur (S): 0.01% or less, aluminum (Al): 0.01 to 0.05%, nitrogen (N): 50 to 200 ppm, titanium (Ti): 0.005 to 0.05%, tungsten (W): 0.005 to 0.1%, and boron (B): 1 to 50 ppm, wherein Ti/N: less than 3.4, where Ti/N is the atomic ratio of the corresponding elements, Ceq expressed by the following formula ranges from 0.48 to 0.58, and temperature Ar3 ranges from 670° C. to 725° C. Wherein Ceq C+Si/24+Mn/6+Ni/40+Cr/5+V/14 where C, Si, Mn, Ni, Cr and V indicate the contents (wt %) of the respective elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Yeol Rae Cho, Jin Keun Oh, Sung Ho Park