Patents by Inventor Myung-Gyu Lee

Myung-Gyu 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).

  • Publication number: 20230160036
    Abstract: A method according to an embodiment is for recovering a valuable metal from a waste electrode material of a lithium secondary battery by using lithium carbonate. An anode-cathode mixed electrode material that has been separated by draining, crushing, screening, and sorting a waste lithium secondary battery is preprocessed. A precipitation operation performed by adding lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) to a metal melt acquired by performing sulfuric acid dissolution using sulfuric acid. A valuable metal such as nickel, cobalt, manganese, aluminum, and copper is recovered as a residue in the form of a carbonate composite, and a lithium sulfate (Li2SO4) aqueous solution including lithium is recovered as a filtrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Suk Joon PARK, Myung Gyu LEE, Jeong Sik HONG, So Yeong BYUN, Gwang Seok LEE, Jong Sun PARK, Beom Seok SEO, Min Woo LEE, Da Mo A KIM, Hui Sang KIM, A Ram PARK
  • Publication number: 20220315502
    Abstract: A method for producing a liquid fertilizer based on liquid fertilizer quality certification (LFQC) of livestock manure, includes: subjecting a liquid released from livestock manure to high-temperature aerobic liquid-phase fermentation; subjecting the liquid resulting from the high-temperature aerobic liquid-phase fermentation to post-curing fermentation to produce a fermentation liquid fertilizer that complies with the standards of liquid fertilizer quality certification (LFQC) of livestock manure; and subjecting the produced fermentation liquid fertilizer to a separation membrane to produce a high-quality liquid fertilizer with reduced solid particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Myung Gyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20220017991
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing lithium hydroxide from a lithium concentrate through sodium sulfate addition and roasting. The method effectively recover lithium ions from the lithium concentrate, minimizes production of byproducts, and produces high-purity lithium hydroxide. By mixing a concentrate containing lithium with sodium sulfate (Na2SO4), roasting the concentrate, and leaching the roasted concentrate with water, it is possible to recover lithium ions at a high recovery rate and to produce high-purity lithium hydroxide monohydrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: ECOPRO INNOVATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Woo LEE, Suk-Joon PARK, Myung Gyu LEE, Kwang Seok LEE, Jong Sun PARK, Da-Mo-A KIM
  • Publication number: 20190263670
    Abstract: An apparatus for preparing carbonate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a reactor in which carbonation gas reacts with a solution to be carbonated; a first nozzle located at one side of the reactor, and discharging the solution to be carbonated into the reactor, a second nozzle located adjacent to the first nozzle, and spraying the carbonation gas into the path through which the solution to be carbonated is discharged to form a mist composed of the solution to be carbonated and the carbonation gas, and a recovery unit located at a lower end of the reactor, and recovering a carbonate salt from the slurry formed in the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Woo Chul JUNG, Sang Gil LEE, Kwang Seok PARK, Sung Kook PARK, Ki Young KIM, Jin Yeop WI, Hyun Woo LEE, Woon Kyoung PARK, Myung Gyu LEE
  • Patent number: 9446273
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of detoxifying asbestos of waste slate. The method includes concentrating the asbestos by introducing hydrochloric acid aqueous solution into waste slate powder to dissolve and remove a limestone component contained in the waste slate; and mixing the concentrated asbestos with oxalic acid and performing a low-temperature heat treatment. The waste slate is crushed and pulverized and powder of the crushed and pulverized waste slate is formed in a size in a range of 100 meshes to 300 meshes. The detoxified asbestos includes re-crystallized magnesium oxalate having a rhombohedral or amorphous shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCE
    Inventors: Young-Nam Jang, Kyungsun Song, Myung Gyu Lee, Soo-Chun Chae, Hwanju Jo, Jun-Hwan Bang, Kyoung Won Ryu
  • Publication number: 20150344318
    Abstract: Provided is a method of recycling a high purity ammonium sulfate aqueous solution including: adding slurry obtained by mixing water, aqueous ammonia, and gypsum with each other and a predetermined amount of carbon dioxide to a reactor to performing a carbonation reaction, wherein an ammonium sulfate aqueous solution produced in the reactor is circulated in the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: MYUNG GYU LEE, YOUNG NAM JANG, HWAN JU JO, SOO CHUN CHAE, HYE-IN WON
  • Patent number: 9056781
    Abstract: Provided is a method of synthesizing high-purity calcite capable of controlling a grain size thereof, by reacting an aqueous calcium chloride solution with CO2 gas under strong alkaline condition, to crystallize into white and ultra-fine grain calcite. The method of synthesizing fine-grain calcite according to the present disclosure can decrease super-saturation by producing calcite under the strong alkaline conditions, thereby suppressing generation and growth of grain, resulting in controlling the grain size. Therefore, the above method is useful in producing high-purity ultra-fine grain calcite and can control the grain size of calcite from several hundreds of nanometers to several tens of nanometers by regulating the concentration of an aqueous caustic soda solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
    Inventors: Young Nam Jang, Kyoung Won Ryu, Myung Gyu Lee, Seung Woo Lee, Kyung Sun Song, Jun Hwan Bang, Soo Chun Chae
  • Publication number: 20140378735
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of detoxifying asbestos of waste slate. The method includes concentrating the asbestos by introducing hydrochloric acid aqueous solution into waste slate powder to dissolve and remove a limestone component contained in the waste slate; and mixing the concentrated asbestos with oxalic acid and performing a low-temperature heat treatment. The waste slate is crushed and pulverized and powder of the crushed and pulverized waste slate is formed in a size in a range of 100 meshes to 300 meshes. The detoxified asbestos includes re-crystallized magnesium oxalate having a rhombohedral or amorphous shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Young-Nam JANG, Kyungsun SONG, Myung Gyu LEE, Soo-Chun CHAE, Hwanju JO, Jun-Hwan BANG, Kyoung Won RYU
  • Publication number: 20130287672
    Abstract: Provided is a method for fixing carbon dioxide, the method includding: pulverizing furnace slag; mixing water and the furnace slag such that the furnace slag is present in a concentration of 5˜15 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of water; adding NaOH to the mixture; and supplying carbon dioxide to the decomposed mixture, and then carrying out a hydrothermal reaction, so that carbon dioxide can be stably fixed; the treatment of the furnace slag can lead to ecofriendly effects; and the use of the furnace slag can lead to production of carbonate minerals as the final product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Soo Chun Chae, Young Nam Jang, Kyung Won Ryu, Seung Woo Lee, Kyung Sun Song, Chi Wan Jeon, Myung Gyu Lee, Jun Hwan Bang
  • Publication number: 20120269714
    Abstract: Provided is a method of synthesizing high-purity calcite capable of controlling a grain size thereof, by reacting an aqueous calcium chloride solution with CO2 gas under strong alkaline condition, to crystallize into white and ultra-fine grain calcite. The method of synthesizing fine-grain calcite according to the present disclosure can decrease super-saturation by producing calcite under the strong alkaline conditions, thereby suppressing generation and growth of grain, resulting in controlling the grain size. Therefore, the above method is useful in producing high-purity ultra-fine grain calcite and can control the grain size of calcite from several hundreds of nanometers to several tens of nanometers by regulating the concentration of an aqueous caustic soda solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
    Inventors: Young Nam Jang, Kyoung Won Ryu, Myung Gyu Lee, Seung Woo Lee, Kyung Sun Song, Jun Hwan Bang, Soo Chun Chae
  • Patent number: 8231850
    Abstract: Provided is a fixation method of carbon dioxide. The method includes a) grinding waste gypsum to become 200˜300 mesh; b) performing reaction by supplying mixed gas while mixing the ground waste gypsum with aqueous ammonia, and c) separating solid from liquid in the manufactured slurry by centrifugation and drying separated solid and liquid portions with calcite and ammonium sulfate, wherein the mixed gas is formed of nitrogen and carbon dioxide, and the carbon dioxide provides carbon dioxide fixation method containing 5˜25 wt %. When carbon dioxide is fixed by using waste gypsum, reaction efficiency is remarkably high. The fixation method makes more than 95% of supplied carbon dioxide fixed. Also, provided is an economical method that disposes carbon dioxide as a disposal target without its separation, refinement and liquefaction processes, to thereby remarkably reduce the entire process and costs for processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
    Inventors: Young Nam Jang, Kyung Won Ryu, Myung Gyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20110300045
    Abstract: Provided is a fixation method of carbon dioxide. The method includes a) grinding waste gypsum to become 200˜300 mesh; b) performing reaction by supplying mixed gas while mixing the ground waste gypsum with aqueous ammonia, and c) separating solid from liquid in the manufactured slurry by centrifugation and drying separated solid and liquid portions with calcite and ammonium sulfate, wherein the mixed gas is formed of nitrogen and carbon dioxide, and the carbon dioxide provides carbon dioxide fixation method containing 5˜25 wt %. When carbon dioxide is fixed by using waste gypsum, reaction efficiency is remarkably high. The fixation method makes more than 95% of supplied carbon dioxide fixed. Also, provided is an economical method that disposes carbon dioxide as a disposal target without its separation, refinement and liquefaction processes, to thereby remarkably reduce the entire process and costs for processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
    Inventors: Young Nam Jang, Kyung Won Ryu, Myung Gyu Lee
  • Patent number: 7316134
    Abstract: A washing machine with a wobbling unit including a washing plate which wobbles in a vertical direction without rotating, thus washing laundry. The wobbling unit further includes a vertical rotating shaft rotating by a washing shaft and an inclined rotating shaft provided at a predetermined position above the vertical rotating shaft. A first rotary member allows the vertical rotating shaft to rotate along with the inclined rotating shaft. A second rotary member rotatably receives the inclined rotating shaft therein. The wobbling unit also includes a projecting pin, a wobbling pin, and a leveling pin to control positions of the first and second rotary members. A position of the washing plate is changed to a level position or a wobbling position by an operation of the pins. Further, a clutch is mounted to the second rotary member so that the position of the washing plate is securely changed to a desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Gyu Lee, Hyung-Gyoon Kim, Chan-Woo Park, Sang-Goo Yoon
  • Patent number: 7171828
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a wobbling device having a rotary blade. The wobbling device causes a wobbling action of a washboard without rotating the washboard during a washing mode operation, and rotates the rotary blade in one direction to allow a sufficient amount of wash water to flow upward through an ascending water current guide and fall from an upper portion of a spin-drying tub onto clothes contained in the spin-drying tub, thus effectively washing the clothes. The washboard is installed at a lower portion in the spin-drying tub such that it wobbles upward and downward. The rotary blade is installed under the washboard, and is rotated in one direction by torque of a washing shaft. The rotary blade is fitted over a boss which couples a vertical rotary shaft of the wobbling device to the washing shaft, and is rotated by the torque of the washing shaft. The water current guide extends along a sidewall of the spin-drying tub from a lower end to an upper end of the spin-drying tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-Kyoon Kim, Seung-Ho Lee, Sang-Yeon Pyo, Chan-Woo Park, Myung-Gyu Lee, Hyun-Sook Kim
  • Patent number: 7171714
    Abstract: A method of controlling a washing machine is provided. The washing machine control method executes a washing process with a wobbling device. In the method, an operation of causing a washboard to wobble and an operation of rotating a spin-drying tub in the washing process are alternately performed. An operation of causing a washboard to wobble in a wobbling position and an operation of rotating a spin-drying tub in a washing process several times to mix laundry is performed, such that upper laundry and lower laundry can be uniformly washed, thus improving a laundry cleaning performance. Further, entangled laundry can be prevented from being rinsed by causing the washboard to wobble in the wobbling position before rinsing water is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-yeon Pyo, Hyung-kyoon Kim, Chan-woo Park, Myung-gyu Lee, Seon-woo Park, Hyun-sook Kim
  • Patent number: 7146671
    Abstract: A method of controlling a washing machine having a wobbling device. The wobbling device is switched to a leveling position to operate a spin-drying tub and a washboard and to a wobbling position to operate the washboard. The control method of the washing machine includes the steps of detecting the load of laundry, supplying water through a plurality of stages if the detected load of laundry is lighter than a predetermined reference load, and operating a pulsator in each of the stages through which water is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-sook Kim, Hyung-kyoon Kim, Sang-yeon Pyo, Chan-woo Park, Myung-gyu Lee, Seon-woo Park
  • Patent number: 6986271
    Abstract: A washing machine having a wobbling device. The wobbling device causes a wobbling action of a washboard without rotating the washboard during a washing mode operation, thus effectively washing the clothes. This wobbling device includes a vertical rotary shaft rotated by a washing shaft, and an inclined rotary shaft arranged above the vertical rotary shaft. A first rotary unit couples the inclined rotary shaft to the vertical rotary shaft, thus rotating the two shafts at the same time. An upper surface of the first rotary unit forms a first sloping surface inclined at an angle of inclination. A second rotary unit rotatably receives the inclined rotary shaft therein, and is provided at its lower surface with a second sloping surface corresponding to the first sloping surface of the first rotary unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung-Kyoon Kim, Seung-Ho Lee, Sang-Yeon Pyo, Chan-Woo Park, Myung-Gyu Lee, Seon-Woo Park
  • Publication number: 20040182780
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating organic wastes material and a method for recycling as a liquid fertilizer is disclosed, in which the parasites and pathogens are all annihilated, and the treatment can be carried out at a relatively low cost. The aerobic thermophilic digestion bacteria are added into a closed treatment tank, and the tank accommodates an organic wastes slurry which includes animal manure, kitchen waste, sewage and the like. Then the treatment tank is aerated for promoting the proliferation of the aerobic thermophilic digestion bacteria. Thus, the organic wastes slurry is treated with a thermophilic fermentation. Then photo-tropic bacteria are added to convert the organic waste slurry into a liquid fertilizer. The slurry type organic waste are decomposed by utilizing the aerobic thermophilic digestion bacteria which stably flourishes at about 60° C. Then the decomposing is continued by utilizing the photo-tropic bacteria, thereby finally obtaining the product in the form of a liquid fertilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: TAO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Myung-Gyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20040154354
    Abstract: A washing machine with a wobbling unit including a washing plate which wobbles in a vertical direction without rotating, thus washing laundry. The wobbling unit further includes a vertical rotating shaft rotating by a washing shaft and an inclined rotating shaft provided at a predetermined position above the vertical rotating shaft. A first rotary member allows the vertical rotating shaft to rotate along with the inclined rotating shaft. A second rotary member rotatably receives the inclined rotating shaft therein. The wobbling unit also includes a projecting pin, a wobbling pin, and a leveling pin to control positions of the first and second rotary members. A position of the washing plate is changed to a level position or a wobbling position by an operation of the pins. Further, a clutch is mounted to the second rotary member so that the position of the washing plate is securely changed to a desired position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Gyu Lee, Hyung-Gyoon Kim, Chan-Woo Park, Sang-Goo Yoon
  • Publication number: 20030154559
    Abstract: A method of controlling a washing machine having a wobbling device. The wobbling device is switched to a leveling position to operate a spin-drying tub and a washboard and to a wobbling position to operate the washboard. The control method of the washing machine includes the steps of detecting the load of laundry, supplying water through a plurality of stages if the detected load of laundry is lighter than a predetermined reference load, and operating a pulsator in each of the stages through which water is supplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Sook Kim, Hyung-Kyoon Kim, Sang-Yeon Pyo, Chan-Woo Park, Myung-Gyu Lee, Seon-Woo Park