Patents by Inventor Hak-Cheol Lee

Hak-Cheol Lee 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).

  • Publication number: 20240157878
    Abstract: A luggage board for a vehicle includes a core layer; a first layer covering a portion of the core layer; and a second layer covering a remaining portion of the core layer except for a region covered by the first layer. End portions of the first layer and the second layer disposed on a side surface of the core layer are bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Hanwha Advanced Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Hee Sang PARK, Won Jong Lee, Sang Eun Jahng, Yeon Sim Yoon, Seung Kun Lee, Seok Cheol Kim, Dong Han Lee, Hak Bong Lee, Eun Gi Kim, Jae Sung Byun
  • Publication number: 20240149751
    Abstract: A dual release actuator for a vehicle seat includes a motor, a cable carrier configured to receive power of the motor, thereby rotating to selectively pull one of two different cables, a Hall sensor to sense rotation of the motor, and a controller configured to count a sensing pulse of the Hall sensor for controlling rotation of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Jae Wook Kim, Sang Soo Lee, Deok Soo Lim, Hyun Wook Lim, Sang Ho Lee, Sang Hark Lee, Hak Cheol Lee, Deok Ki Kim, Byeong Deok Choi, Hoe Cheon Kim, Hwa Young Mun, Seung Yeop Lee, Cheol Hwan Yoon, Jung Bin Lee, Byung Ju Kang
  • Patent number: 11649518
    Abstract: Disclosed are a high-strength ultra-thick steel material and a method for manufacturing same. The high-strength ultra-thick steel material comprises in weight % 0.04-0.1% of C, 0.05-0.5% of Si, 0.01-0.05% of Al, 1.6-2.2% of Mn, 0.5-1.2% of Ni, 0.005-0.050% of Nb, 0.005-0.03% of Ti and 0.2-0.6% of Cu, 100 ppm or less of P and 40 ppm or less of S with a balance of Fe, and inevitable impurities, and comprises, in a subsurface area up to t/10 (t hereafter being referred to as the thickness of the steel material), bainite of 90 area % or greater (including 100 area %) as microstructures. And the particle size of crystallites having a high inclination angle boundary of 15° or higher measured by EBSD is 10 ?m or less (not including 0 ?m).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hak-Cheol Lee, Sung-Ho Jang
  • Patent number: 11634784
    Abstract: Disclosed are a high-strength ultra-thick steel material and a method for manufacturing same. The high-strength ultra-thick steel material comprises in weight % 0.04-0.1% of C, 1.2-2.0% of Mn, 0.2-0.9% of Ni, 0.005-0.04% of Nb, 0.005-0.03% of Ti and 0.1-0.4% of Cu, 100 ppm or less of P and 40 ppm or less of S with a balance of Fe, and inevitable impurities, and comprises, in a subsurface area up to t/10 (t hereafter being referred to as the thickness of the steel material), polygonal ferrite of 50 area % or greater (including 100 area %) and bainite of 50 area % or less (including 0 area %) as microstructures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hak-Cheol Lee, Sung-Ho Jang
  • Patent number: 11608549
    Abstract: Provided are a cryogenic steel plate and a method for manufacturing the same, the cryogenic steel plate comprising, in wt %, 0.04 to 0.08% carbon (C), 8.9 to 9.3% nickel (Ni), 0.6 to 0.7% manganese (Mn), and 0.2 to 0.3% silicon (Si), and 50 ppm or less of P, 10 ppm or less of S, and the remainder in iron (Fe) and various unavoidable impurities, and the microstructure at a ¼t location of the steel plate, where t is a thickness of the steel plate, comprising, in % surface area, 10% or more of tempered bainite, 10% or less of residual austenite, and the remainder of tempered martensite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 11591679
    Abstract: Provided according to a preferable aspect of the present invention are a low-temperature steel material having excellent toughness in a welding portion thereof and a manufacturing method therefor, the low-temperature steel material comprising, by weight %, 0.02-0.06% of C, 6.0-7.5% of Ni, 0.4-1.0% of Mn, 0.02-0.15% of Si, 0.02-0.3% of Mo, 0.02-0.3% of Cr, 50 ppm or less of P, 10 ppm or less of S, 0.005-0.015% of Ti, 60 ppm or less of N, with a Ti/N weight % ratio of 2.5 of 4, and the balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities; and having: an effective grain size of 50 micrometers or less, with a boundary angle found to be 15 degrees or greater as measured by EBSD in an area of a fusion line (FL)-FL+1 mm in a weld heat-affected zone of a weld portion welded at a heat input of 5-50 kJ/cm; and an impact toughness of 70 J or higher at ?196° C. as measured in an area of fusion line (FL)-FL+1 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol Lee
  • Publication number: 20220325395
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is to provide high-strength ultra-thick steel with excellent cryogenic strain aging impact toughness at the center thereof, and a method for manufacturing same. An embodiment of the present invention provides high-strength ultra-thick steel with excellent cryogenic strain aging impact toughness at the center thereof, and a method for manufacturing same, the steel comprising, by wt %, 0.02-0.06% of C, 1.8-2.2% of Mn, 0.7-1.1% of Ni, 0.2-0.5% of Mo, 0.005-0.03% of Nb, 0.005-0.018% of Ti, 80 ppm or less of P, 20 ppm or less of S, and the remainder of Fe and other evitable impurities, wherein the average grain size of grains having a high boundary angle of 15 degrees or greater is 15 ?m or less as measured in a range of ?t-?t in the thickness (t) direction by EBSD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 11434557
    Abstract: Provided are a low-temperature steel plate having excellent impact toughness, and a method for manufacturing same, the low-temperature steel plate comprising, in wt %, 0.02-0.08% C, 6.0-7.5% Ni, 0.5-0.9% Mn, 0.03-0.15% Si, 0.02-0.3% Mo, and 0.1-0.3% Cr, and 50 ppm or less of P, 10 ppm or less of S, and the remainder in Fe and various unavoidable impurities, and the microstructure at ¼t (t: thickness of the steel plate) location of the steel plate comprising, in % surface area, 10-35% tempered bainite, 3-15% residual austenite, and the remainder in tempered martensite, and having granularity of 10 ?m or less of high angle grain boundaries at 15° or greater as measured by Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol Lee
  • Publication number: 20220056544
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides an ultra-thick structural steel having excellent brittle crack initiation resistance, and a manufacturing method therefor, the ultra-thick structural steel comprising, by wt %, 0.03-0.08% of C, 1.6-2.2% of Mn, 0.6-1.3% of Ni, 0.005-0.03% of Nb, 0.005-0.02% of Ti, 0.1-0.4% of Cu, 100 ppm or less of P, 40 ppm or less of S, 1.5 ppm or less of H, and the balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities, wherein the sum of acicular ferrite and granular bainite in the microstructure is 80% or more by area fraction, the sum of the total length of cracks having a size of 30 ?m or more per unit area of 1 mm2 in a ±1 mm region on the basis of the thickness center of the steel is 130 ?m or less, and the yield strength is 500 MPa or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol LEE
  • Publication number: 20220025491
    Abstract: An ultra-thick steel excellent in brittle crack arrestability according to an aspect of the present invention comprises, by weight, C: 0.02-0.07%, Mn: 1.8-2.2%, Ni: 0.7-1.2%, Nb: 0.005-0.02%, Ti: 0.005-0.02%, Cu: 0.1-0.4%, P: 0.01% or less, S: 0.004% or less, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein crystal grains that have a high angle grain boundary of 15 degrees or more, as measured by EBSD, may have an average grain size of 15 ?m or less in the t/4?(3*t)/8 region (wherein t represents a thickness of the steel, the same below).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 11155905
    Abstract: Improved steel compositions and methods of making the same are provided. The present disclosure provides advantageous wear resistant steel. More particularly, the present disclosure provides high manganese (Mn) steel having enhanced wear resistance, and methods for fabricating high manganese steel compositions having enhanced wear resistance. The advantageous steel compositions/components of the present disclosure improve one or more of the following properties: wear resistance, ductility, crack resistance, erosion resistance, fatigue life, surface hardness, stress corrosion resistance, fatigue resistance, and/or environmental cracking resistance. In general, the present disclosure provides high manganese steels tailored to resist wear and/or erosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, POSCO
    Inventors: Hyunwoo Jin, Ning Ma, Raghavan Ayer, Russell Robert Mueller, Hak-Cheol Lee, Jong-Kyo Choi, In-Shik Suh
  • Publication number: 20210010114
    Abstract: Provided according to a preferable aspect of the present invention are a low-temperature steel material having excellent toughness in a welding portion thereof and a manufacturing method therefor, the low-temperature steel material comprising, by weight %, 0.02-0.06% of C, 6.0-7.5% of Ni, 0.4-1.0% of Mn, 0.02-0.15% of Si, 0.02-0.3% of Mo, 0.02-0.3% of Cr, 50 ppm or less of P, 10 ppm or less of S, 0.005-0.015% of Ti, 60 ppm or less of N, with a Ti/N weight % ratio of 2.5 of 4, and the balance of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities; and having: an effective grain size of 50 micrometers or less, with a boundary angle found to be 15 degrees or greater as measured by EBSD in an area of a fusion line (FL)-FL+1 mm in a weld heat-affected zone of a weld portion welded at a heat input of 5-50 kJ/cm; and an impact toughness of 70 J or higher at ?196° C. as measured in an area of fusion line (FL)-FL+1 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 10883159
    Abstract: Provided are high-strength steel having superior brittle crack arrestability and a production method therefor. The high-strength steel comprises 0.05-0.1 wt % of C, 1.5-2.2 wt % of Mn, 0.3-1.2 wt % of Ni, 0.005-0.1 wt % of Nb, 0.005-0.1 wt % of Ti, 0.1-0.5 wt % of Cu, 0.1-0.3 wt % of Si, at most 100 ppm of P, and at most 40 ppm of S with the remainder being Fe and other inevitable impurities, has microstructures including one structure selected from the group consisting of a single-phase structure of ferrite, a single phase structure of bainite, a complex-phase structure of ferrite and bainite, a complex-phase structure of ferrite and pearlite, and a complex-phase structure of ferrite, bainite, and pearlite, and has a thickness of at least 50 mm. The high-strength steel has high yield strength and superior brittle crack arrestability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Hak-Cheol Lee, Sung-Ho Jang
  • Publication number: 20200347487
    Abstract: Provided are a cryogenic steel plate and a method for manufacturing the same, the cryogenic steel plate comprising, in wt %, 0.04 to 0.08% carbon (C), 8.9 to 9.3% nickel (Ni), 0.6 to 0.7% manganese (Mn), and 0.2 to 0.3% silicon (Si), and 50 ppm or less of P, 10 ppm or less of S, and the remainder in iron (Fe) and various unavoidable impurities, and the microstructure at a ¼t location of the steel plate, where t is a thickness of the steel plate, comprising, in % surface area, 10% or more of tempered bainite, 10% or less of residual austenite, and the remainder of tempered martensite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol LEE
  • Patent number: 10822671
    Abstract: Provided are high-strength steel having superior brittle crack arrestability and a production method therefor. The structural ultra-thick steel comprises 0.05-0.1 wt % of C, 0.9-1.5 wt % of Mn, 0.8-1.5 wt % of Ni, 0.005-0.1 wt % of Nb, 0.005-0.1 wt % of Ti, 0.1-0.6 wt % of Cu, 0.1-0.4 wt % of Si, at most 100 ppm of P, and at most 40 ppm of S with the remainder being Fe and other inevitable impurities, has microstructures including one structure selected from the group consisting of a single-phase structure of ferrite, a single-phase structure of bainite, a complex-phase structure of ferrite and bainite, a complex-phase structure of ferrite and pearlite, and a complex-phase structure of ferrite, bainite, and pearlite, and has a thickness of at least 50 mm. The high-strength steel has high yield strength and superior brittle crack arrestability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Hak-Cheol Lee, Sung-Ho Jang
  • Publication number: 20200283877
    Abstract: Provided are a low-temperature steel plate having excellent impact toughness, and a method for manufacturing same, the low-temperature steel plate comprising, in wt %, 0.02-0.08% C, 6.0-7.5% 0.5-0.9% Mn, 0.03-0.15% Si, 0.02-0.3% Mo, and 0.1-0.3% Cr, and 50 ppm or less of P, 10 ppm or less of 5, and the remainder in Fe and various unavoidable impurities, and the microstructure at ¼t (t: thickness of the steel plate) location of the steel plate comprising, in % surface area, 10-35% tempered bainite, 3-15% residual austenite, and the remainder in tempered martensite, and having granularity of 10 or less of high angle grain boundaries at 15° or greater as measured by EBSD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventor: Hak-Cheol Lee
  • Publication number: 20200109461
    Abstract: Disclosed are a high-strength ultra-thick steel material and a method for manufacturing same. The high-strength ultra-thick steel material comprises in weight % 0.04-0.1% of C, 1.2-2.0% of Mn, 0.2-0.9% of Ni, 0.005-0.04% of Nb, 0.005-0.03% of Ti and 0.1-0.4% of Cu, 100 ppm or less of P and 40 ppm or less of S with a balance of Fe, and inevitable impurities, and comprises, in a subsurface area up to t/10 (t hereafter being referred to as the thickness of the steel material) , polygonal ferrite of 50 area % or greater (including 100 area %) and bainite of 50 area % or less (including 0 area %) as microstructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Hak-Cheol LEE, Sung-Ho Jang
  • Publication number: 20190390292
    Abstract: Disclosed are a high-strength ultra-thick steel material and a method for manufacturing same. The high-strength ultra-thick steel material comprises in weight % 0.04-0.1% of C, 0.05-0.5% of Si, 0.01-0.05% of Al, 1.6-2.2% of Mn, 0.5-1.2% of Ni, 0.005-0.050% of Nb, 0.005-0.03% of Ti and 0.2-0.6% of Cu, 100 ppm or less of P and 40 ppm or less of S with a balance of Fe, and inevitable impurities, and comprises, in a subsurface area up to t/10 (t hereafter being referred to as the thickness of the steel material), bainite of 90 area % or greater (including 100 area %) as microstructures. And the particle size of crysta1lites having a high inclination angle boundary of 15° or higher measured by EBSD is 10 ?m or less (not including 0 ?m).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Hak-Cheol Lee, Sung-Ho Jang
  • Patent number: 10301707
    Abstract: Provided is a steel having excellent weldability and impact toughness in a welding zone comprising: by weight (wt.) %, carbon (C): 0.1% to 0.3%, manganese (Mn): 11% to 13%, iron (Fe) as a residual component thereof, and other inevitable impurities, and positive and negative segregation zones in a layered form. The positive segregation zone comprises austenite and epsilon martensite, and the negative segregation zone comprises, by area fraction, epsilon martensite of less than 5% and alpha martensite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Hak-Cheol Lee, In-Shik Suh, Yong-Jin Kim, In-Gyu Park
  • Publication number: 20190093204
    Abstract: Provided are high-strength steel having superior brittle crack arrestability and a production method therefor. The high-strength steel comprises 0.05-0.1 wt % of C, 1.5-2.2 wt % of Mn, 0.3-1.2 wt % of Ni, 0.005-0.1 wt % of Nb, 0.005-0.1 wt % of Ti, 0.1-0.5 wt % of Cu, 0.1-0.3 wt % of Si, at most 100 ppm of P, and at most 40 ppm of S with the remainder being Fe and other inevitable impurities, has microstructures including one structure selected from the group consisting of a single-phase structure of ferrite, a single phase structure of bainite, a complex-phase structure of ferrite and bainite, a complex-phase structure of ferrite and pearlite, and a complex-phase structure of ferrite, bainite, and pearlite, and has a thickness of at least 50 mm. The high-strength steel has high yield strength and superior brittle crack arrestability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Hak-Cheol LEE, Sung-Ho JANG