Patents by Inventor Im Chang Lee

Im Chang 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).

  • Patent number: 10239041
    Abstract: Disclosed is a carbonation device including: a storage tank storing a carbonation subject solution; a droplet spray unit spraying the carbonation subject solution from the storage tank as droplets; a carbonation reaction tank disposed with the droplet spray unit and filled with a carbonation gas under a predetermined pressure to provide a slurry by a carbonation reaction of the droplet-sprayed carbonation subject solution with the filled carbonation gas; a carbonation gas supply unit supplying the carbonation gas into the carbonation reaction tank to maintain the carbonation gas in the carbonation reaction tank under the predetermined pressure; and a slurry outlet unit ejecting the slurry from the carbonation reaction tank to maintain the slurry formed in the carbonation reaction tank within a predetermined level, and a method of carbonation using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Uong Chon, Im Chang Lee, Ki Young Kim, Gi-Chun Han, Woonkyoung Park, Kee Uek Jeung, Chang Ho Song
  • Patent number: 10046302
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a potassium compound and a method of recovering a potassium compound from a brine, and provides the apparatus for manufacturing the potassium compound, including: a continuous pre-treatment apparatus including a crushing portion, a pulverization portion, and a particle size separation portion for processing a mixed raw material salt obtained after lithium, magnesium, and calcium are extracted from a brine to have a particle size for easy separation and sorting; a continuous potassium compound lump recovering apparatus continuously separating and recovering the potassium compound from the pre-treated mixed raw material salt; a continuous potassium compound separating and sorting apparatus continuously separating and sorting potassium chloride and a glaserite (Na2SO4.3K2SO4) from the recovered potassium compound; and a continuous potassium sulfate conversion apparatus extracting potassium sulfate from the separated glaserite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignees: RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, POSCO, MPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Uong Chon, Gi-Chun Han, Im Chang Lee, Ki Young Kim, Woon kyoung Park
  • Patent number: 9790096
    Abstract: Disclosed is a boron recovering device including: an aeration-type water-channel reactor including a water channel; at least one aeration unit disposed in the water channel and aerating a boron-containing solution by passing it through the water channel to deposit boron in the form of borax; and a precipitation bath precipitating the deposited borax in the boron-containing solution having passed through the aeration-type water-channel reactor and separating a filtrate by overflowing, a boron recovering device, a method of recovering boron, and a boron recovering system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MMPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Uong Chon, Ki Young Kim, Gi-Chun Han, Im Chang Lee, Young Seok Jang, Sou Hwan Son
  • Patent number: 9598291
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing lithium hydroxide and a method of manufacturing lithium carbonate using the same. The method of manufacturing lithium hydroxide includes: preparation of a lithium phosphate aqueous solution including lithium phosphate particles; addition of a phosphate anion precipitation agent to the lithium phosphate aqueous solution; and precipitating a sparingly soluble phosphate compound through a reaction of cations of the phosphate anion precipitation agent with anions of the lithium phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: POSCO, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Uong Chon, Im Chang Lee, Ki Young Kim, Gi-Chun Han, Chang Ho Song, So Ra Jung
  • Publication number: 20160184794
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a potassium compound and a method of recovering a potassium compound from a brine, and provides the apparatus for manufacturing the potassium compound, including: a continuous pre-treatment apparatus including a crushing portion, a pulverization portion, and a particle size separation portion for processing a mixed raw material salt obtained after lithium, magnesium, and calcium are extracted from a brine to have a particle size for easy separation and sorting; a continuous potassium compound lump recovering apparatus continuously separating and recovering the potassium compound from the pre-treated mixed raw material salt; a continuous potassium compound separating and sorting apparatus continuously separating and sorting potassium chloride and a glaserite (Na2SO4.3K2SO4) from the recovered potassium compound; and a continuous potassium sulfate conversion apparatus extracting potassium sulfate from the separated glaserite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Uong CHON, Gi-Chun HAN, Im Chang LEE, Ki Young KIM, Woon kyoung PARK
  • Publication number: 20150118130
    Abstract: Disclosed is a boron recovering device including: an aeration-type water-channel reactor including a water channel; at least one aeration unit disposed in the water channel and aerating a boron-containing solution by passing it through the water channel to deposit boron in the form of borax; and a precipitation bath precipitating the deposited borax in the boron-containing solution having passed through the aeration-type water-channel reactor and separating a filtrate by overflowing, a boron recovering device, a method of recovering boron, and a boron recovering system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Uong Chon, Ki Young Kim, Gi-Chun Han, Im Chang Lee, Young Seok Jang, Sou Hwan Son
  • Publication number: 20150071837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing lithium hydroxide and a method of manufacturing lithium carbonate using the same. The method of manufacturing lithium hydroxide includes: preparation of a lithium phosphate aqueous solution including lithium phosphate particles; addition of a phosphate anion precipitation agent to the lithium phosphate aqueous solution; and precipitating a sparingly soluble phosphate compound through a reaction of cations of the phosphate anion precipitation agent with anions of the lithium phosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Uong Chon, Im Chang Lee, Ki Young Kim, Gi-Chun Han, Chang Ho Song, So Ra Jung
  • Publication number: 20150023127
    Abstract: Disclosed is a carbonation device including: a storage tank storing a carbonation subject solution; a droplet spray unit spraying the carbonation subject solution from the storage tank as droplets; a carbonation reaction tank disposed with the droplet spray unit and filled with a carbonation gas under a predetermined pressure to provide a slurry by a carbonation reaction of the droplet-sprayed carbonation subject solution with the filled carbonation gas; a carbonation gas supply unit supplying the carbonation gas into the carbonation reaction tank to maintain the carbonation gas in the carbonation reaction tank under the predetermined pressure; and a slurry outlet unit ejecting the slurry from the carbonation reaction tank to maintain the slurry formed in the carbonation reaction tank within a predetermined level, and a method of carbonation using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Uong Chon, Im Chang Lee, Ki Young Kim, Gi-Chun Han, Woonkyoung Park, Kee Uek Jeung, Chang Ho Song