Patents by Inventor Kwang-Tai MIN

Kwang-Tai MIN 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: 20240052495
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aluminum alloy-plated steel sheet having excellent workability and corrosion resistance and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to an aluminum alloy-plated steel sheet that prevents microcracks generated during hot forming and has excellent seizure resistance and corrosion resistance, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Suk-Kyu Lee, Hyeon-Seok Hwang, Myung-Soo Kim, Jong-Gi Oh, Kwang-Tai Min
  • Patent number: 11898252
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aluminum alloy-plated steel sheet having excellent workability and corrosion resistance and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to an aluminum alloy-plated steel sheet preventing microcracks generated during hot forming and has excellent seizure resistance and corrosion resistance, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Suk-Kyu Lee, Hyeon-Seok Hwang, Myung-Soo Kim, Kwang-Tai Min, Dae-Young Kang
  • Publication number: 20240011119
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a high strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent plating adhesion and weldability and a method of manufacturing same, wherein: the steel sheet comprises a base steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the base steel sheet, the base steel sheet comprising, in weight %, carbon (C): 0.1-0.3%, silicon (Si): 0.1-2.0%, aluminum (Al): 0.1-1.5%, manganese (Mn): 1.5-3.0%, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, the sum of Si and Al satisfying 1.2-3.5%, the ratio (Al/Si) of Al and Si satisfying 0.5-2.0; the steel sheet comprises an internal oxidation layer with a thickness of 1-5 ?m directly below the surface of the base steel sheet; and the decarburization rate in a region from directly below the surface of the base steel sheet to 50 ?m is 50% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Young-Ha Kim, Myung-Soo Kim, Kwang-Tai Min, Ki-Cheol Kang
  • Patent number: 11753709
    Abstract: Provided are a hot-dipped galvanized steel material and a method for manufacturing the same. The hot-dipped galvanized steel material comprises an iron substrate and a hot-dipped galvanizing layer formed on the iron substrate, wherein the hot-dipped galvanizing layer comprises, by wt %, 0.01 to 0.5% of Al, 0.01 to 1.5% of Mg, 0.05 to 1.5% of Mn, 0.1 to 6% of Fe, and the balance of Zn and inevitable impurities, with a Zn—Fe—Mn based alloy phase present at the interface between the iron substrate and the hot-dipped galvanizing layer, and an area ratio of the Zn—Fe—Mn-based alloy phase to the hot-dipped galvanizing layer ranging from 1 to 60%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Suk-Kyu Lee, Sang-Heon Kim, Kwang-Tai Min, Yon-Kyun Song
  • Publication number: 20230026159
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aluminum alloy-plated steel sheet having excellent workability and corrosion resistance and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to an aluminum alloy-plated steel sheet preventing microcracks generated during hot forming and has excellent seizure resistance and corrosion resistance, and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Suk-Kyu LEE, Hyeon-Seok HWANG, Myung-Soo KIM, Kwang-Tai MIN, Dae-Young KANG
  • Publication number: 20220372608
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provides an aluminum alloy-plated steel sheet having high surface quality and weldability, a hot-formed member, and methods for manufacturing the aluminum alloy-plated steel sheet and the hot-formed member. The aluminum alloy-plated steel sheet includes: a base steel sheet; and an aluminum alloy plating layer formed on the base steel sheet, wherein the aluminum alloy plating layer includes, by weight %, Zn: 21% to 35%, Si: 1% to 6.9%, Fe: 2% to 12%, and the balance of Al and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Hyeon-Seok Hwang, Suk-Kyu Lee, Jong-Gi Oh, Kwang-Tai Min, Dong-Seok Shin
  • Publication number: 20220042155
    Abstract: Provided is a galvanized steel sheet having excellent spot weldability; and a method for producing same. The galvanized steel sheet includes a base steel sheet and a zinc-based plating layer formed on the base steel sheet, wherein the surface layer of the base steel sheet may have a decarburization rate of at least 30% as represented by equation 1. [Equation 1]: Decarburization rate (%) of surface layer=(1?average carbon concentration in surface layer/bulk carbon concentration)*100, where the surface layer refers to a region extending to a depth of 35 ?m from the surface of the base steel sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ki-Cheol KANG, Sang-Ho UHM, Chang-Woon JEE, Yeon-Chae JEONG, Kwang-Tai MIN
  • Patent number: 11034132
    Abstract: Provided are a high manganese hot dip aluminum-plated steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same, the steel sheet including: a base steel comprising, by wt %, 0.3-0.9% of C, 10-25% of Mn, 0.01-0.5% of Ti, 0.01-0.2% of Sn, 0.01-0.1% of Sb, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities; a hot dip aluminum-based steel plated layer formed on the base steel sheet and comprising 0.1 wt % or more of a sum of one or more types among Li, Na, and K, and the balance of Al and inevitable impurities; and an Al—Fe—Si—Mn based alloy layer formed between the base steel sheet and the aluminum-based plated layer, and having a dual structure with different average Fe amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Young-Ha Kim, Chang-Sik Choi, Yon-Kyun Song, Kwang-Tai Min
  • Publication number: 20200079056
    Abstract: Provided are a high manganese hot dip aluminum-plated steel sheet and a method for manufacturing the same, the steel sheet including: a base steel comprising, by wt %, 0.3-0.9% of C, 10-25% of Mn, 0.01-0.5% of Ti, 0.01-0.2% of Sn, 0.01-0.1% of Sb, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities; a hot dip aluminum-based steel plated layer formed on the base steel sheet and comprising 0.1 wt % or more of a sum of one or more types among Li, Na, and K, and the balance of Al and inevitable impurities; and an Al—Fe—Si—Mn based alloy layer formed between the base steel sheet and the aluminum-based plated layer, and having a dual structure with different average Fe amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Young-Ha KIM, Chang-Sik CHOI, Yon-Kyun SONG, Kwang-Tai MIN
  • Publication number: 20200017946
    Abstract: Provided are a hot-dipped galvanized steel material and a method for manufacturing the same. The hot-dipped galvanized steel material comprises an iron substrate and a hot-dipped galvanizing layer formed on the iron substrate, wherein the hot-dipped galvanizing layer comprises, by wt %, 0.01 to 0.5% of Al, 0.01 to 1.5% of Mg, 0.05 to 1.5% of Mn, 0.1 to 6% of Fe, and the balance of Zn and inevitable impurities, with a Zn—Fe—Mn based alloy phase present at the interface between the iron substrate and the hot-dipped galvanizing layer, and an area ratio of the Zn—Fe—Mn-based alloy phase to the hot-dipped galvanizing layer ranging from 1 to 60%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Suk-Kyu LEE, Sang-Heon KIM, Kwang-Tai MIN, Yon-Kyun SONG