Patents by Inventor Min-Tae Kim

Min-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).

  • Patent number: 7959748
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method of manufacturing a Ni-based superalloy component for a gas turbine using a one-step process of hot isostatic pressing (HIP) and heat treatment, and a component manufactured by the method. In the method, an HIP process and a heat treatment process, which have been performed to manufacture or repair a Ni-based superalloy component for a gas turbine, are performed as a one-step process using an HIP apparatus. Thus, component defects, such as micropores and microcracks, which are generated when casting, welding, or brazing the Ni-based superalloy component for a gas turbine used for a combined cycle thermal power plant or airplane, can be cured using an HIP apparatus at high temperature and high pressure and, at the same time, the physical properties of the Ni-based superalloy component can be optimized using the heat treatment process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Korea Electric Power Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Tae Kim, Sung-Yong Chang, Jong-Bum Won, Won-Young Oh
  • Publication number: 20100330294
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for formation of a thermal bather coating on a gas turbine during operation thereof, which includes addition of an organic compound containing silicon to a fuel under a first condition in order to form a base layer on the surface of a part coming into contact with a combustion gas of the fuel in the gas turbine during operation thereof, as well as addition of the organic compound containing silicon to the fuel under a second condition in order to form a porous layer having more pores than the base layer above the base layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Min Tae KIM, Doo Soo Kim, Won Young Oh
  • Publication number: 20090148337
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method of manufacturing a Ni-based superalloy component for a gas turbine using a one-step process of hot isostatic pressing (HIP) and heat treatment, and a component manufactured by the method. In the method, an HIP process and a heat treatment process, which have been performed to manufacture or repair a Ni-based superalloy component for a gas turbine, are performed as a one-step process using an HIP apparatus. Thus, component defects, such as micropores and microcracks, which are generated when casting, welding, or brazing the Ni-based superalloy component for a gas turbine used for a combined cycle thermal power plant or airplane, can be cured using an HIP apparatus at high temperature and high pressure and, at the same time, the physical properties of the Ni-based superalloy component can be optimized using the heat treatment process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Korea Electric Power Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Tae KIM, Sung-Yong Chang, Jong-Bum Won, Won-Young Oh
  • Patent number: 5673665
    Abstract: Disclosed is an engine with a rack gear-type piston rod, including first and second cylinders disposed oppositely to each other along a common axis. The cylinders respectively have first and second pistons that move back and forth along the common axis, and a piston rod, for connecting the first piston to the second piston is provided with upper and lower gear teeth formed on its opposing faces enabling the piston rod to move back and forth in response to the back and forth motion of the pistons. There is also provided a first gear train that includes a pair of gears meshing with the upper and lower gear teeth, respectively. The pair of gears rotate in opposite directions to each other in response to the back and forth motion of the piston rod. Finally, first and second one way clutches are respectively mounted on each side of the upper and lower gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Min-Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 5381376
    Abstract: A video RAM having a random access memory, a serial access memory, and a block selector for high speed data processing is disclosed. A serial write transfer operation for transferring data stored in the serial access memory to the random access memory is performed by writing the serial write data on all serial access memory blocks and then transmitting, the serial write data selectively to the desired blocks of the random access memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Tae Kim, Dong-Jae Lee, Seung-Mo Seo