Patents by Inventor Kwan-Tae Kim
Kwan-Tae Kim 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).
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Publication number: 20140225502Abstract: A remote plasma generation apparatus that can enhance plasma processing efficiency by centralizing remote plasma to a processing object is provided. The remote plasma generation apparatus includes: a dielectric support body that has a main body that is connected to a discharge gas injection opening and a nozzle portion that is connected to a plasma outlet; a driving electrode that is fixed to the main body and that receives application of an AC voltage from a power supply unit to generate plasma at internal space of the main body; and a ground electrode that supports a processing object at the outside of the nozzle portion. The nozzle portion includes an inclined surface that is integrally connected to the main body, and by forming a width of the plasma outlet to be smaller than a width of the main body, remote plasma is concentrated to the processing object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALSInventors: Woo Seok KANG, Min Hur, Jae Ok Lee, Young Hoon Song, Kwan-Tae Kim, Dae-Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 8574504Abstract: A plasma scrubber that forms a high temperature atmosphere in a reactor to effectively decompose and remove a non-biodegradable gas and reduce power consumption is disclosed. The plasma scrubber includes: a first reactor to which a non-biodegradable gas is supplied; an electrode installed in the first reactor and protruding in the flow direction of the non-biodegradable gas to generate plasma in the non-biodegradable gas supplied between the electrode and the first reactor by a discharge reaction in the first reactor; a second reactor connected to the first reactor to form continuous arc jets by anchoring the plasma to the electrode; and a third reactor connected to the second reactor to decompose the non-biodegradable gas by forming a reaction section of high temperature that contains electrons and chemical species of high reactivity in the second reactor and thereby increasing the stay time and reactivity of the non-biodegradable gas.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Korea Institute of Machinery & MaterialsInventors: Kwan-Tae Kim, Dae-Hoon Lee, Young-Hoon Song, Min-Suk Cha, Jae-Ok Lee
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Patent number: 8568662Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma reaction apparatus and a plasma reaction method using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a plasma reaction apparatus which is applied to the reforming of fuel by generating rotating arc plasma and using the rotating arc being generated, the chemical treatment of a persistent gas, and the apparatus for decreasing NOx by an occlusion catalyst, and a plasma reaction method using the same. For this purpose, a raw material for a reaction is allowed to flow through an inflow hole in a swirl structure so that the raw material forms a rotating flow to progress. Accordingly, the raw material is sufficiently reacted in a plasma reaction space of a restrictive volume, and a high temperature plasma reaction is more promptly performed.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2006Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Korea Institute of Machinery and MaterialsInventors: Dae Hoon Lee, Kwan Tae Kim, Young Hoon Song, Min Suk Cha, Jae Ok Lee, Seock Joon Kim
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Patent number: 8524162Abstract: A plasma reaction apparatus and method applied to reformation of fuel by generating and using rotating arc plasma in a furnace, the chemical treatment of a persistent gas, and the apparatus for decreasing NOx by an occlusion catalyst. A raw material for a reaction is allowed to flow into the furnace through a hole, causing it to flow within the furnace in a continuous swirl. Furthermore, an expanded plasma reaction zone is provided by a wide area chamber which is formed on an upper part of the furnace and has a greater width than that of a lower part of the furnace, and thus a plasma being generated can be expanded by the expanded plasma zone and delayed from flowing out of the furnace by corners of the wide area chamber that is spaced from a plasma inducing electrode therein.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Korea Institute of Machinery and MaterialsInventors: Dae Hoon Lee, Kwan Tae Kim, Young Hoon Song, Min Suk Cha, Jae Ok Lee, Seock Joon Kim
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Publication number: 20130087287Abstract: Provided is a plasma reactor for removal of contaminants, which is installed between a process chamber and a vacuum pump and removes contaminants emitted from a process chamber. The plasma reactor includes: at least one dielectric body that forms a plasma generation space therein; a ground electrode connected to at least one end of the dielectric body; and at least one driving electrode fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the dielectric body, and connected to an AC power supply unit to receive an AC driving voltage. The ground electrode has a non-uniform diameter along the lengthwise direction of the plasma reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALSInventors: Min HUR, Jae Ok LEE, Woo Seok KANG, Dae-Hoon LEE, Kwan-Tae KIM, Young-Hoon SONG
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Publication number: 20130039816Abstract: A plasma reaction apparatus and method applied to reformation of fuel by generating and using rotating arc plasma in a furnace, the chemical treatment of a persistent gas, and the apparatus for decreasing NOx by an occlusion catalyst. A raw material for a reaction is allowed to flow into the furnace through a hole, causing it to flow within the furnace in a continuous swirl. Furthermore, an expanded plasma reaction zone is provided by a wide area chamber which is formed on an upper part of the furnace and has a greater width than that of a lower part of the furnace, and thus a plasma being generated can be expanded by the expanded plasma zone and delayed from flowing out of the furnace by corners of the wide area chamber that is spaced from a plasma inducing electrode therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: Korea Institute of Machinery and MaterialsInventors: Dae Hoon LEE, Kwan Tae Kim, Young Hoon Song, Min Suk Cha, Jae Ok Lee, Seok Joon Kim
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Patent number: 8272206Abstract: A reduction system for particulate materials in exhaust gas, which is connected to a tailpipe of an engine that burns a hydrocarbon-based fuel supplied from a fuel storage tank, and collects and removes particulate materials within the exhaust gas, may include a plasma reactor having a gas inlet and an outlet, and a DPF (diesel particulate filter) trap having a filter. The tailpipe of the engine may communicate with the gas inlet of the plasma reactor, and the outlet of the plasma reactor may communicate with the DPF trap. The exhaust gas exhausted from the engine may be transferred to the DPF trap after being heated while passing through the plasma reactor.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Korea Institute of Machinery & MaterialsInventors: Dae-hoon Lee, Kwan-tae Kim, Young-hoon Song, Min-suk Cha, Jae-ok Lee
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Patent number: 8257455Abstract: A plasma burner and a diesel particulate filter (DPF) trap that can effectively oxidize and remove a particulate material (PM) within an exhaust gas by preheating fuel and mixing the fuel with the exhaust gas are provided. The DPF includes: a filter that is connected to an exhaust conduit at a side opposite to that of an engine; a plasma burner that is provided within the exhaust conduit between the engine and the filter, and that includes a fuel inlet that supplies fuel and a flame vent that projects a flame by a plasma discharge, and that heats exhaust gas; and a fuel inflow conduit that connects the fuel inlet and a fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Korea Institute of Machinery & MaterialsInventors: Dae-Hoon Lee, Kwan-Tae Kim, Young-Hoon Song, Min-Suk Cha, Jae-Ok Lee
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Publication number: 20110089017Abstract: The present invention provides a plasma reactor for abating hazardous materials generated in a low-pressure process during a process of manufacturing a display or a semiconductor. A plasma reactor for abating hazardous materials according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first ground electrode and a second ground electrode disposed at a distance from each other; a dielectric fixed between the first ground electrode and the second ground electrode; and at least one driving electrode disposed on an outer surface of the dielectric, being spaced apart from the first ground electrode and the second ground electrode and connected to an AC power supply unit to receive a driving voltage therefrom.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Min HUR, Min-Suk Cha, Young-Hoon Song, Jae-Ok Lee, Dae-Hoon Lee, Kwan-Tae Kim
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Publication number: 20100008831Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma reaction apparatus and a plasma reaction method using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a plasma reaction apparatus which is applied to the reforming of fuel by generating rotating arc plasma and using the rotating arc being generated, the chemical treatment of a persistent gas, and the apparatus for decreasing NOx by an occlusion catalyst, and a plasma reaction method using the same. For this purpose, a raw material for a reaction is allowed to flow through an inflow hole in a swirl structure so that the raw material forms a rotating flow to progress. Accordingly, the raw material is sufficiently reacted in a plasma reaction space of a restrictive volume, and a high temperature plasma reaction is more promptly performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2006Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY AND MATERIALSInventors: Dae Hoon Lee, Kwan Tae Kim, Young Hoon Song, Min Suk, Jae Ok Lee, Seock Joon Kim
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Publication number: 20090238728Abstract: A plasma scrubber that forms a high temperature atmosphere in a reactor to effectively decompose and remove a non-biodegradable gas and reduce power consumption is disclosed. The plasma scrubber includes: a first reactor to which a non-biodegradable gas is supplied; an electrode installed in the first reactor and protruding in the flow direction of the non-biodegradable gas to generate plasma in the non-biodegradable gas supplied between the electrode and the first reactor by a discharge reaction in the first reactor; a second reactor connected to the first reactor to form continuous arc jets by anchoring the plasma to the electrode; and a third reactor connected to the second reactor to decompose the non-biodegradable gas by forming a reaction section of high temperature that contains electrons and chemical species of high reactivity in the second reactor and thereby increasing the stay time and reactivity of the non-biodegradable gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALSInventors: Kwan-Tae Kim, Dae-Hoon Lee, Young-Hoon Song, Min-Suk Cha, Jae-Ok Lee
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Publication number: 20090031703Abstract: A plasma burner and a diesel particulate filter (DPF) trap that can effectively oxidize and remove a particulate material (PM) within an exhaust gas by preheating fuel and mixing the fuel with the exhaust gas are provided. The DPF includes: a filter that is connected to an exhaust conduit at a side opposite to that of an engine; a plasma burner that is provided within the exhaust conduit between the engine and the filter, and that includes a fuel inlet that supplies fuel and a flame vent that projects a flame by a plasma discharge, and that heats exhaust gas; and a fuel inflow conduit that connects the fuel inlet and a fuel tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALSInventors: Dae-Hoon LEE, Kwan-Tae Kim, Young-Hoon Song, Min-Suk Cha, Jae-Ok Lee
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Publication number: 20080276600Abstract: A reduction system for particulate materials in exhaust gas, which is connected to a tailpipe of an engine that burns a hydrocarbon-based fuel supplied from a fuel storage tank, and collects and removes particulate materials within the exhaust gas, may include a plasma reactor having a gas inlet and an outlet, and a DPF (diesel particulate filter) trap having a filter. The tailpipe of the engine may communicate with the gas inlet of the plasma reactor, and the outlet of the plasma reactor may communicate with the DPF trap. The exhaust gas exhausted from the engine may be transferred to the DPF trap after being heated while passing through the plasma reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2007Publication date: November 13, 2008Applicant: Korea Institute of Machinery & MaterialsInventors: Dae-hoon Lee, Kwan-tae Kim, Young-hoon Song, Min-suk Cha, Jae-ok Lee
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Patent number: 6817832Abstract: A centrifugal blower with an eddy blade is disclosed. The centrifugal blower includes a multiblade impeller with a plurality of blades, and a scroll casing surrounding the multiblade impeller, with a spiral passage defined between the scroll casing and the impeller to guide air radially accelerated in the impeller to an air outlet port of the scroll casing, thus discharging the air from the scroll casing through the air outlet port. The eddy blade is installed in the spiral passage at a position around the air outlet port to generate a uniform current velocity distribution of air, thus preventing generation of an eddy at variance with a main current in a stream of air.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2002Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Sun Moon UniversityInventors: Jae-Won Kim, Kwan-Tae Kim
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Publication number: 20040071549Abstract: A centrifugal blower with an eddy blade is disclosed. The centrifugal blower includes a multiblade impeller with a plurality of blades, and a scroll casing surrounding the multiblade impeller, with a spiral passage defined between the scroll casing and the impeller to guide air radially accelerated in the impeller to an air outlet port of the scroll casing, thus discharging the air from the scroll casing through the air outlet port. The eddy blade is installed in the spiral passage at a position around the air outlet port to generate a uniform current velocity distribution of air, thus preventing generation of an eddy at variance with a main current in a stream of air.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2002Publication date: April 15, 2004Applicant: SUN MOON UNIVERSITYInventors: Jae-Won Kim, Kwan-Tae Kim
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Publication number: 20020070127Abstract: Disclosed are a reactor and a method for processing hazardous gas, capable of improving a removing rate of the hazardous gas and the selectivity of a reacting process using a dielectric heat produced by a non-thermal plasma and a catalyst at a process of decomposing the hazardous gas. The reactor comprises a body having an inlet and an outlet; a plurality of planar electrodes arranged parallel in the body and spaced apart from each other at a certain interval, in which the plurality of planar electrodes are alternately connected to an alternating current power, and a ground such that every other planar electrode is connected to the alternating current power and the remaining planar electrodes are connected to the ground; and a power supply unit for applying a voltage of an alternating current frequency to the planar electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2001Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventors: Young-Hoon Song, Min-Suk Cha, Jae-Ok Lee, Yeon-Seok Choi, Wan-Ho Shin, Kwan-Tae Kim, Seock-Joon Kim