Patents by Inventor Hyung Gu KANG

Hyung Gu KANG 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: 20240043973
    Abstract: Disclosed is a martensitic stainless steel with excellent hardenability through the control of a component system. The martensitic stainless steel with excellent hardenability comprises, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.01 to 0.1% of C, 0.05 to 0.1% of Si, 0.05 to 1.0 of Mn, 11.0 to 14.0% of Cr, 0.05 to 1.0% of Ni, 0.05 to 2.0% of Cu, to 0.08% of N, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfies Formula (1). 1.0?Mn+Ni+Cu?2.5, ??Formula (1): wherein Mn, Ni, and Cu denote contents (wt %) of elements, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyung-gu Kang, Dong-hoon Kim, Gyujin Jo
  • Patent number: 11542569
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel having excellent processability and surface characteristics and a method of manufacturing the austenitic stainless steel are disclosed. The austenitic stainless steel includes, by weight %, 0.005% to 0.15% of carbon (C), 0.1% to 1.0% of silicon (Si), 0.1% to 2.0% of manganese (Mn), 6.0% to 10.5% of nickel (Ni), 16% to 20% of chromium (Cr), 0.005% to 0.2% of nitrogen (N), the remainder iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities, wherein a degree of Ni surface negative segregation defined by the following Formula (1) is in a range of 0.6 to 0.9. (CNi-Min)/(CNi-Ave)??Formula (1), where CNi-Min is a minimum concentration of Ni on the surface of the austenitic stainless steel and CNi-Ave is an average concentration of Ni on the surface of the austenitic stainless steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung-Gu Kang, Sang Jin Lee, Jae-Hong Shim, Yong-Heon Lee, Jong-Jin Jeon
  • Publication number: 20220403488
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high-permeability ferrite-based stainless steel. According to an embodiment, the disclosed high-permeability ferrite-based stainless steel includes, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.0005 to 0.02% of C, 0.005 to 0.02% of N, 0.2 to 2.0% of Si, 10.0 to 25.0% of Cr, 0.05 to 0.5% of Nb, and the remainder of Fe and other inevitable impurities, wherein a Nb/(C+N) value satisfies a range of 5 to 20 and a <001>//RD texture fraction is 5% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Jieon Park, Hyung-gu Kang, Kyung-hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20220396849
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ferritic stainless steel having improved magnetization including, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.01% or less (excluding 0) of C) 0.003% or less (excluding 0) of N, 15 to 18% of Cr, 0.3 to 1.0% of Mn, 0.2 to 0.3% of Si, 0.005% or less (excluding 0) of Al, 0.005% or less (excluding 0) of Ti, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying the following equation, (Ti+Al+8*(C+N)/Mn)?0.3??Equation (1) (wherein Ti, Al, C, N, and Mn denote amounts (wt %) of the respective elements).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Kye-man Lee, Hyung-gu Kang
  • Patent number: 11299799
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel product having excellent surface characteristics and a manufacturing method therefor are disclosed. The disclosed austenitic stainless steel product comprises an austenitic stainless steel comprising, by weight percent, 0.005 to 0.15% of C, 0.1 to 1.0% of Si, 0.1 to 2.0% of Mn, 6.0 to 8.0% of Ni, 16 to 18% of Cr, 0.1 to 4.0% of Cu, 0.005 to 0.2% of N, 0.01 to 0.2% of Mo, and the remainder comprising iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities, and a Ni surface negative segregation thereof defined by the following formula (1) is 0.6 to 0.9 and the martensite fraction thereof is 10 to 30%. (CNi-Min)/(CNi-Ave)??formula (1) Here, CNi-min is the minimum concentration of Ni on the surface and CNi-Ave is the average concentration of Ni on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Hyung Gu Kang, Jae-Hong Shim, Gyu Jin Jo, Dong Chul Chae
  • Publication number: 20220010392
    Abstract: A non-magnetic austenitic stainless steel includes, in percent (%) by weight of the entire composition, C: 0.01 to 0.05%, Si: 1.5% or less, Mn: 0.5 to 3.5%, Cr: 17.0 to 22.0%, Ni: 9.0 to 14.0%, Mo: 1.0% or less, Cu: 0.2 to 2.5%, N: 0.05 to 0.25%, the remainder of iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities, and satisfies following Formulas (1) and (2). (1) 0?3*(Cr+Mo)+5*Si?65*(C+N)?2*(Ni+Mn)?27?5 and (2) 660?500*(C+N)?10*Cr?30*(Ni+Si+Mo+Cu)?0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Kyung-Hun Kim, Ji Eon Park, Hak Kim, Hyung-Gu Kang, Ji Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20200190643
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel product having excellent surface characteristics and a manufacturing method therefor are disclosed. The disclosed austenitic stainless steel product comprises an austenitic stainless steel comprising, by weight percent, 0.005 to 0.15% of C, 0.1 to 1.0% of Si, 0.1 to 2.0% of Mn, 6.0 to 8.0% of Ni, 16 to 18% of Cr, 0.1 to 4.0% of Cu, 0.005 to 0.2% of N, 0.01 to 0.2% of Mo, and the remainder comprising iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities, and a Ni surface negative segregation thereof defined by the following formula (1) is 0.6 to 0.9 and the martensite fraction thereof is 10 to 30%. (CNi-Min)/(CNi-Ave)??formula (1) Here, CNi-min is the minimum concentration of Ni on the surface and CNi-Ave is the average concentration of Ni on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Hyung Gu Kang, Jae-Hong Shim, Gyu Jin Jo, Dong Chul Chae
  • Publication number: 20200087752
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel having excellent processability and surface characteristics and a method method of manufacturing the austenitic stainless steel are disclosed. The austenitic stainless steel includes, by weight %, 0.005% to 0.15% of carbon (C), 0.1% to 1.0% of silicon (Si), 0.1% to 2.0% of manganese (Mn), 6.0% to 10.5% of nickel (Ni), 16% to 20% of chromium (Cr), 0.005% to 0.2% of nitrogen (N), the remainder iron (Fe) and other unavoidable impurities, wherein a degree of Ni surface negative segregation defined by the following Formula (1) is in a range of 0.6 to 0.9. (CNi-Min)/(CNi-Ave)??Formula (1), where CNi-Min is a minimum concentration of Ni on the surface of the austenitic stainless steel and CNi-Ave is an average concentration of Ni on the surface of the austenitic stainless steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Hyung-Gu KANG, Sang Jin LEE, Jae-Hong SHIM, Yong-Heon LEE, Jong-Jin JEON
  • Publication number: 20190010588
    Abstract: Disclosed is an austenitic stainless steel with increased workability. The austenitic stainless steel includes, based on % by weight, silicon (Si): 0.1 to 0.65%, manganese (Mn): 0.2 to 3.0%, nickel (Ni): 6.5 to 10.0%, chromium (Cr): 16.5 to 20.0%, copper (Cu): 6.0% or less (excluding 0), the sum of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N): 0.08% or less (excluding 0), and the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the austenitic stainless steel has a work hardening rate of 1500 MPa or less within a true strain range of 0.15 to 0.4. Therefore, when a sink bowl and the like are processed using the austenitic stainless steel, the true strain and work hardening rate of which are controlled, the occurrence of delayed fracture in a molded corner thereof, which has been subjected to a large amount of processing, can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Hyung Gu KANG, Jeom Yong CHOI, Dong Chul CHAE, Jee Hyun YU, Gyu Jin JO
  • Publication number: 20180371575
    Abstract: An austenitic stainless steel having excellent orange peel resistance and a method for producing the same are disclosed. In the austenitic stainless steel having excellent orange peel resistance, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a ratio Gs/Gi of an average crystal grain size Gs of surface crystal grains included in a first area corresponding to a depth of 10% or less of a total thickness of the austenitic stainless steel from the surface of the austenitic stainless steel with respect to an average crystal grain size Gi of internal crystal grains included in a second area corresponding to a depth that is deeper than 10% of the total thickness of the austenitic stainless steel from the surface of the austenitic stainless steel may be 0.5 or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Hyung Gu KANG, Sang Hoon KIM, Gyu Jin JO, Byoung Jun SONG
  • Publication number: 20180371591
    Abstract: Disclosed is an austenitic stainless steel pipe having excellent wrinkle resistance. The austenitic stainless steel pipe includes, based on % by weight, silicon (Si): 0.1 to 0.65%, manganese (Mn): 0.2 to 3.0%, nickel (Ni): 6.5 to 12.0%, chromium (Cr): 14.5 to 20.5%, copper (Cu): 6.0% or less (excluding 0), the sum of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N): 0.13% or less (excluding 0), and the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the austenitic stainless steel pipe satisfies Equation (1) below concerning an outer diameter (D) and a thickness (t) thereof and has a yield strength of 195 MPa or less: D/t?20 ??Equation (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Hyung Gu KANG, Sang Seok KIM, Jong Jin JEON, Byoung Jun SONG, Han Yong JUNG
  • Patent number: 10138796
    Abstract: Provided is a ferritic stainless steel having excellent corrosion resistance against condensate, moldability, and high-temperature oxidation resistance, wherein the ferritic stainless steel is capable of being manufactured in an economically advantageous manner without adding expensive alloying elements. The ferritic stainless steel includes, by weight %, C: greater than 0 and 0.01% or less, Cr: 9 to 13%, Si: 0.5 to 1.0%, Mn: greater than 0 and 0.5% or less, P: greater than 0 and 0.035% or less, S: greater than 0 and 0.01% or less, Ti: 0.15 to 0.5%, N: greater than 0 and 0.01% or less, Sn: 0.05 to 0.5%, and the remainder is Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein Sn concentrated at the surface part of the stainless steel is 10 times or more than Sn concentrated at the base part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Han Jin Ryu, Gi Sun Tae, Hyung Gu Kang, Hun Jae Ha
  • Publication number: 20170349985
    Abstract: Austenitic stainless steels excellent in flexibility are provided. The austenitic stainless steel excellent in flexibility includes, by weight percent, 0.1 to 0.65% of Si, 1.0 to 3.0% of Mn, 6.5 to 10.0% of Ni, 16.5 to 18.5% of Cr, 6.0% or less of Cu (excluding 0), 0.13% or less of (C+N) (excluding 0), and the remainder including Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the work hardening formula H1 defined by the following formula is 300 or less. H1=?459+79.8Si?10.2Mn?8.16Ni+48.0Cr?13.2Cu+623(C+N).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Hyung Gu KANG, Gyu Jin JO, Dong Chul CHAE, Jae Hwa LEE
  • Publication number: 20160088688
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microwave oven and a control method thereof, and the method of controlling a microwave oven includes: accessing a cooking time; setting an operation time of a transformer as a first time for which the transformer is operated with a high output following a dormant time, a second time for which the transformer is operated with a low output until the end of the cooking time, a third time for which the transformer is operated at the low output following a time operating at the high output, and a fourth time for which the transformer is operated at high output following a time operating at the low output, according to a total cooking time including a previous cooking time and the input cooking time; and setting and controlling the output of the transformer in an order of the first time, the third time, the fourth time, and the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Hyung Gu KANG
  • Publication number: 20150345361
    Abstract: Provided is a ferritic stainless steel having excellent corrosion resistance against condensate, moldability, and high-temperature oxidation resistance, wherein the ferritic stainless steel is capable of being manufactured in an economically advantageous manner without adding expensive alloying elements. The ferritic stainless steel includes, by weight %, C: greater than 0 and 0.01% or less, Cr: 9 to 13%, Si: 0.5 to 1.0%, Mn: greater than 0 and 0.5% or less, P: greater than 0 and 0.035% or less, S: greater than 0 and 0.01% or less, Ti: 0.15 to 0.5%, N: greater than 0 and 0.01% or less, Sn: 0.05 to 0.5%, and the remainder is Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein Sn concentrated at the surface part of the stainless steel is 10 times or more than Sn concentrated at the base part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Han Jin RYU, Gi Sun TAE, Hyung Gu KANG, Hun Jae HA