Patents by Inventor Byung Moon

Byung Moon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9863029
    Abstract: A device installed between a surface of a coating bath and an air knife equipment to produce a hot dip metal coated steel sheet to form a non-oxidation atmosphere in a surface of a coated steel sheet ascending from the coating bath, the device comprising: lower gas discharge bars spaced apart from the surface of the coating bath by a predetermined distance and discharging a non-oxidation gas in a direction of the surface of the coating bath along the surface of the coated steel sheet; a side cover extending upwardly slopingly in a direction of the coated steel sheet from the sides of the lower gas discharge bars; and upper gas discharge bars formed at an upper end of the side cover and discharging a non-oxidation gas downwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Inventors: Byung-Sun Moon, Byung-Moon Lim, Young-Keun Song
  • Patent number: 9840755
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for refining titanium scraps and sponge titanium, which can remove oxygen from a melt by supplying a deoxidizing gas to the surface of the melt in order to refine titanium scraps and sponge titanium. The method for refining titanium scraps and sponge titanium comprises supplying hydrogen ions and electrons in plasma to a titanium melt to remove oxygen from the titanium melt surface having an oxide layer formed thereon. In addition, the apparatus comprises: a vacuum chamber; a crucible located in the vacuum chamber and configured to perform melting by the magnetic field of an induction coil in a state in which a melt and the inner wall of the crucible; a calcium gas supply means configured to supply calcium gas from the bottom of the crucible to the space between the inner wall of the crucible and the melt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Byung Moon Moon, Gang June Kim, Jae Yoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20170291217
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cold crucible for continuously casting high-purity light metal thin slab, which can control the electromagnetic force applied from the inner wall surface of a cold crucible to the surface of molten metal in order to change the shape of the cold crucible to various shapes during electromagnetic casting, while stabilizing the molten metal inside the cold crucible and casting an ingot having uniform particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Byung-Moon MOON, Je-Sik SHIN, Hoi-Soo YOO
  • Patent number: 9786063
    Abstract: Provided is a method of computing precise disparity using a stereo matching method based on developed census transform with an adaptive support weight method in area based stereo matching. The method includes a step of setting an adaptive support weight window centered on a specific point of a left image and setting adaptive support weight windows with the same size with respect to one point positioned within a maximum disparity prediction value about a specific point of the left image in a right image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY—ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Byung In Moon, Kyeong Ryeol Bae, Hyeon Sik Son, Seung Ho Ok
  • Patent number: 9749620
    Abstract: Provided is a disparity correcting device which rapidly corrects disparity information generated on the basis of a left image and disparity information generated on the basis of a right image through a simple configuration, and a method thereof, in stereo vision which generates a 3-dimensional image using a left image and a right image captured from left and right cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY—ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Byung In Moon, Kyeong Ryeol Bae
  • Patent number: 9674944
    Abstract: A printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A printed circuit board having conductive patterns formed in multilayers on an insulating material laminated on both surfaces of a glass core is provided. The printed circuit board includes a first insulating material disposed on a first surface and a second surface of the glass core. and a second insulating material disposed on the first insulating material. The first insulating material surrounds a first portion of a side surface of the glass core and the second insulating material surrounds a second portion of the side surface of the glass core, the second portion being a portion of the glass core not surrounded by the first insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Moon Kim, Ho-Sik Park, Dong-Keun Lee, Sung-Jun Lee
  • Publication number: 20170006700
    Abstract: A printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A printed circuit board having conductive patterns formed in multilayers on an insulating material laminated on both surfaces of a glass core is provided. The printed circuit board includes a first insulating material disposed on a first surface and a second surface of the glass core. and a second insulating material disposed on the first insulating material. The first insulating material surrounds a first portion of a side surface of the glass core and the second insulating material surrounds a second portion of the side surface of the glass core, the second portion being a portion of the glass core not surrounded by the first insulating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung-Moon KIM, Ho-Sik PARK, Dong-Keun LEE, Sung-Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20160220402
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a delivery apparatus for delivering a self-expanding stent to a target position along the inside of a microcatheter, the delivery apparatus including an outer tube configured to communicate with the microcatheter, a shaft part configured to pass through the microcatheter while moving forwards and backwards in the outer tube and including a distal marker and a proximal marker to specify a position of the stent at the target position, and an elastic coating part formed on the outer surface of the shaft part between the distal marker and the proximal marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Dong Joon Kim, Kyung Min Shin, E. Jason Kim, Rich Lee, Martin Jung, Dong Ik Kim, Byung Moon Kim
  • Publication number: 20160220336
    Abstract: An articulator including: a lower member in which an attachment plate and a body can be firmly and easily attached and detached by fitting a rear coupling part to a housing part without using a plaster, the attachment plate can be easily separated by first fixing pins protruding downward from the body, and the attachment plate and an oral model can be accurately cut by cutting marks, tooth center marks, and a round groove on the attachment plate and tooth center marks on the body; and an upper member where an impression of counter-teeth corresponding to the oral model attached to the lower member, in which the lower and upper members are rotatably connected by connecting mechanisms. Accordingly, the manufacturing process can be simplified, the actual motion of jawbones can be achieved, and the height between the upper member and the lower member can be ensured by a support unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Tae-Hee Byun, Min-Sung Park, Byung-Moon Kim, Jae-Hyung Byun
  • Publication number: 20160177418
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for refining titanium scraps and sponge titanium, which can remove oxygen from a melt by supplying a deoxidizing gas to the surface of the melt in order to refine titanium scraps and sponge titanium. The method for refining titanium scraps and sponge titanium comprises supplying hydrogen ions and electrons in plasma to a titanium melt to remove oxygen from the titanium melt surface having an oxide layer formed thereon. In addition, the apparatus comprises: a vacuum chamber; a crucible located in the vacuum chamber and configured to perform melting by the magnetic field of an induction coil in a state in which a melt and the inner wall of the crucible; a calcium gas supply means configured to supply calcium gas from the bottom of the crucible to the space between the inner wall of the crucible and the melt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
    Inventors: Byung Moon MOON, Gang June KIM, Jae Yoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20160173852
    Abstract: Provided is a method of computing precise disparity using a stereo matching method based on developed census transform with an adaptive support weight method in area based stereo matching. The method includes a step of setting an adaptive support weight window centered on a specific point of a left image and setting adaptive support weight windows with the same size with respect to one point positioned within a maximum disparity prediction value about a specific point of the left image in a right image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Byung In MOON, Kyeong Ryeol BAE, Hyeon Sik SON, Seung Ho OK
  • Publication number: 20160171677
    Abstract: Provided is a disparity correcting device which rapidly corrects disparity information generated on the basis of a left image and disparity information generated on the basis of a right image through a simple configuration, and a method thereof, in stereo vision which generates a 3-dimensional image using a left image and a right image captured from left and right cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Byung In MOON, Kyeong Ryeol BAE
  • Patent number: 9352970
    Abstract: In order to produce metallurgical grade silicon and solar cell grade polysilicon in batches, a method of the present invention comprises: a step of reduction in an arc furnace, consisting of removing C and CO in a silicon reduction atmosphere using silica stone and carbon black by an arc so as to produce metallurgical grade silicon; a step of refining by slag consisting of removing phosphorus (P) and boron (B) by slag; a step of refining by unidirectional solidification consisting of removing metal impurities (Fe, Al, Ti, Mn, etc.) by means of unidirectional solidification; and a step of steam plasma-electromagnetism continuous refining consisting of charging a furnace with the unidirectionally solidified silicon and removing boron (B) by a steam plasma torch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Byung Moon Moon, Tae U Yu, Dong Ho Park, Hyun Jin Koo, Gang June Kim, Eun Su Jang, Sang Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 9310421
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing a thyristor valve includes: a current source circuit that provides an electric current when a thyristor valve as a test target is turned on; a voltage source circuit that provides a reverse voltage or a forward voltage when the thyristor valve is turned off; and a first auxiliary valve provided between a connection point between the thyristor valve and the voltage source circuit and the current source circuit, and that insulates the current source circuit from the voltage source circuit to protect the current source circuit from a high voltage of the voltage source circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: LSIS CO., LTD., Corporation Foundation
    Inventors: Seung Taek Baek, Byung Moon Han, Eui Cheol Nho, Yong Ho Chung, Wook Hwa Lee
  • Publication number: 20160076127
    Abstract: The device of the present invention can enhance the quality of surface appearance through a nitrogen curtain section facilitating oxidation suppressing at a lower end portion of an air knife to suppress an oxide from being generated from an upper portion of a coating bath and block adsorption of the oxide to the surface of a coated layer. This device includes lower gas discharge bars spaced apart from the surface of the coating bath by a predetermined distance and discharging a nitrogen gas in a direction of the surface of the coating bath along a circumference of the coated steel sheet; a side cover extending upwardly slopingly in a direction of the coated steel sheet from the sides of the lower gas discharge bars; and upper gas discharge bars formed at an upper end of the side cover and discharging a nitrogen gas downwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Byung-Sun MOON, Byung-Moon LIM, Young-Keun SONG
  • Publication number: 20150184275
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a zinc-aluminum-based alloy-coated steel sheet with superior workability and corrosion resistance by coating a base zinc-aluminum-based alloy-coated steel sheet in a coating bath comprising 35 to 55% by weight of zinc, 0.5 to 3% by weight of silicon, 0.005 to 1.0% by weight of chromium, 0.01 to 3.0% by weight of magnesium, 0.001 to 0.1% by weight of titanium, and the balance of aluminum and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Byung-Sun MOON, Byung-Moon LIM, Young-Keun SONG, Su-Hwan JUNG, Cheol-Ho KWON
  • Publication number: 20150135770
    Abstract: In order to produce metallurgical grade silicon and solar cell grade polysilicon in batches, a method of the present invention comprises: a step of reduction in an arc furnace, consisting of removing C and CO in a silicon reduction atmosphere using silica stone and carbon black by an arc so as to produce metallurgical grade silicon; a step of refining by slag consisting of removing phosphorus (P) and boron (B) by slag; a step of refining by unidirectional solidification consisting of removing metal impurities (Fe, Al, Ti, Mn, etc.) by means of unidirectional solidification; and a step of steam plasma-electromagnetism continuous refining consisting of charging a furnace with the unidirectionally solidified silicon and removing boron (B) by a steam plasma torch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Byung Moon Moon, Tae U Yu, Dong Ho Park, Hyun Jin Koo, Gang June Kim, Eun Su Jang, Sang Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 9014463
    Abstract: A system for real-time stereo matching is provided, which provides improved stereo matching speed and rate by gradually optimizing a disparity range used in the stereo matching based on the stereo matching result of the previous frame image and thus reducing unnecessary matching computations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Byung In Moon, Seung-Ho Ok, Kyeong-ryeol Bae, Hyeon-Sik Son
  • Patent number: 8790584
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for refining UMG Si including a vacuum chamber, a cold crucible disposed within the vacuum chamber, a device disposed within the vacuum chamber to supply Si to the cold crucible, a steam plasma torch disposed above the cold crucible to apply steam plasma formed by introducing a reactive gas into plasma flame by an inert gas to the Si supplied to the cold crucible, and an impurity collector disposed above the cold crucible within the vacuum chamber to collect impurity gas generated in the cold crucible and discharge the collected impurity gas to the outside of the vacuum chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
    Inventors: Byung Moon Moon, Je Sik Shin, Tae U Yu, Hyun Jin Koo, Dong Ho Park, Ho Moon Lee
  • Patent number: 8683684
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical component embedded printed circuit board, the method including: stacking a first insulation layer on one side of a metal core; embedding an optical component in a cavity formed in the metal core; stacking a second insulation layer of a transparent material on the other side of the metal core; and forming a circuit pattern on the first insulation layer, the circuit pattern electrically connected with the optical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Suk-Hyeon Cho, Je-Gwang Yoo, Byung-Moon Kim, Han-Seo Cho