Patents by Inventor Sang Choul Won

Sang Choul Won 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).

  • Apparatus for controlling the position of crane tong according to slab bending and the method thereof
    Patent number: 8527093
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling the position of the tongs of a crane depending on bending of a slab are disclosed. Side surface detection units are installed at both ends of the tongs of a crane for gripping the side surfaces of one or more slabs, and are configured to detect one or more gaps generated due to bending of one of the slabs. A distance detection unit is configured to detect the distance between an uppermost slab and the crane. A control unit is configured to adjust the final grip position of the tongs using information about the gaps generated due to the bending of the slab. The information about the gaps is detected by the side surface detection units and the distance detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Posco
    Inventors: Dong Wook Kim, Sang Choul Won, Joo Man Kim, Young Su Kim, Kyu Hyun Kim, Jin Ho Kim, Se Hoon Kim
  • Apparatus for Controlling the Position of Crane Tong According to Slab Bending and the Method Thereof
    Publication number: 20110000866
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling the position of the tongs of a crane depending on bending of a slab are disclosed. Side surface detection units are installed at both ends of the tongs of a crane for gripping the side surfaces of one or more slabs, and are configured to detect one or more gaps generated due to bending of one of the slabs. A distance detection unit is configured to detect the distance between an uppermost slab and the crane. A control unit is configured to adjust the final grip position of the tongs using information about the gaps generated due to the bending of the slab. The information about the gaps is detected by the side surface detection units and the distance detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Dong Wook Kim, Sang Choul Won, Joo Man Kim, Young Su Kim, Kyu Hyun Kim, Jin Ho Kim, Se Hoon Kim