Patents by Inventor Seong-Woo Kim

Seong-Woo 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: 11732323
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a plated steel sheet for hot press forming, having an excellent impact property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Yeol-Rae Cho
  • Publication number: 20230236098
    Abstract: A 360 degree folding jig performs actions similar to those of a product to which a sample is applied when conducting a durability test for the sample. The 360 degree folding jig includes a fixed plate module on which one side of a sample is supported, a folding plate module that is spaced apart from the fixed plate module and on which the other side of the sample is supported so as to be reciprocally movable, and a pair of rotation support modules respectively provided at each end of the mutually adjacent fixed plate module and the folding plate module, and configured to couple the folding plate module to the fixed plate module so that the folding plate module is in-folded or out-folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Ki Yong LEE, Seong Woo KIM, Ho Moon YOU
  • Publication number: 20230235423
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a cold-rolled steel plate for hot forming, which is excellent in corrosion-resistance and spot-weldability, contains, by weight %, C: 0.1-0.4%, Si: 0.5-2.0%, Mn: 0.01-4.0%, Al: 0.001-0.4%, P: 0.001-0.05%, S: 0.0001-0.02%, Cr: 0.5% to less than 3.0%, N: 0.001-0.02%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, satisfying formula (1) below, and includes an Si amorphous oxidation layer continuously or discontinuously formed at a thickness of 1 nm-100 nm on the surface thereof. Formula (1): 1.4?0.4*Cr+Si?3.2 (wherein element symbols denote measurements of respective element contents by weight %).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jin-Keun OH, Yeol-Rae CHO, A-Ra CHO, Jin-Ho CHA, Si-Myoung HEO, Jeong-Won SEO, Seong-Woo KIM
  • Publication number: 20230227956
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hot-press formed part comprising a plated steel sheet and an aluminum alloy plated layer formed on the plated steel sheet, wherein the aluminum alloy plated layer comprises: an alloying layer (I) formed on the plated steel sheet and containing, by weight %, 5-30% of Al; an alloying layer (II) formed on the alloying layer (I) and containing, by weight %, 30 to 60% of Al; an alloying layer (III) formed on the alloying layer (II) and containing, by weight %, 20-50% of Al and 5-20% of Si; and an alloying layer (IV) formed continuously or discontinuously on at least a part of the surface of the alloying layer (III), and containing 30-60% of Al, wherein the rate of the alloying layer (III) exposed on the outermost surface of the aluminum alloy plated layer is 10% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO CO, LTD
    Inventors: Seong-Woo KIM, Jin-Keun OH, Sang-Heon KIM, Hyo-Sik CHUN
  • Publication number: 20230211581
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aluminum-based plated steel that is provided for vehicles by hot forming, an aluminum-based alloy plated steel manufactured using the same, and method of manufacturing thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Keun OH, Il-Ryoung SOHN, Seong-Woo KIM, Jeom-Soo SHIN
  • Publication number: 20230181927
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sub-retinal prosthesis using a multi-photodiode sensing technology. The sub-retinal prosthesis using a multi-photodiode sensing technology includes: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels of which k pixels are set as a unit group; and a digital controller controlling the pixel array to activate one of the k pixels as a stimulation electrode and activate the other k-1 pixels as return electrodes, wherein the unit group includes k photodiodes, a sensing circuit and a current driver, the sensing circuit outputs a stimulation parameter using currents each generated by the k photodiodes according to irradiation of light as an input, and the current driver outputs a stimulation current corresponding to the stimulation parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hyung-Min LEE, Seong-Woo KIM, Kyeongho EOM
  • Publication number: 20230167531
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hot-press formed part comprising a plated steel sheet and an aluminum alloy plated layer formed on the plated steel sheet, wherein the aluminum alloy plated layer comprises: an alloying layer (I) formed on the plated steel sheet and containing, by weight %, 5-30% of Al; an alloying layer (II) formed on the alloying layer (I) and containing, by weight %, 30 to 60% of Al; an alloying layer (III) formed on the alloying layer (II) and containing, by weight %, 20-50% of Al and 5-20% of Si; and an alloying layer (IV) formed continuously or discontinuously on at least a part of the surface of the alloying layer (III), and containing 30-60% of Al, wherein the rate of the alloying layer (III) exposed on the outermost surface of the aluminum alloy plated layer is 10% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO CO, LTD
    Inventors: Seong-Woo KIM, Jin-Keun OH, Sang-Heon KIM, Hyo-Sik CHUN
  • Patent number: 11654654
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aluminum-based plated steel that is provided for vehicles by hot forming, an aluminum-based alloy plated steel manufactured using the same, and method of manufacturing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Il-Ryoung Sohn, Seong-Woo Kim, Jeom-Soo Shin
  • Patent number: 11624100
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a cold-rolled steel plate for hot forming, which is excellent in corrosion-resistance and spot-weldability, contains, by weight %, C: 0.1-0.4%, Si: 0.5-2.0%, Mn: 0.01-4.0%, Al: 0.001-0.4%, P: 0.001-0.05%, S: 0.0001-0.02%, Cr: 0.5% to less than 3.0%, N: 0.001-0.02%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, satisfying formula (1) below, and includes an Si amorphous oxidation layer continuously or discontinuously formed at a thickness of 1 nm-100 nm on the surface thereof. Formula (1): 1.4?0.4*Cr+Si?3.2 (wherein element symbols denote measurements of respective element contents by weight %).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Yeol-Rae Cho, A-Ra Cho, Jin-Ho Cha, Si-Myoung Heo, Jeong-Won Seo, Seong-Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20230086620
    Abstract: The present invention provides a steel sheet plated with aluminum-iron and a preparation method therefor, the steel sheet comprising: a base steel sheet; and a plated layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet and comprising: an alloyed layer containing at least one of Fe3Al, FeAl(Si), Fe2Al5, and FeAl3; and an aluminum layer formed on the alloyed layer and having a thickness less than 10% of that of the plated layer, wherein the plated layer is 20-35 ?m in thickness and contains 1-20 wt % of Mg as measured by GDS at a position 0.1 ?m deep from the surface of the plated layer and 10 wt % of oxygen as measured by GDS at a position 0.1 ?m deep from the surface of the plated layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Yeol-Rae Cho
  • Patent number: 11578397
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hot-press formed part comprising a plated steel sheet and an aluminum alloy plated layer formed on the plated steel sheet, wherein the aluminum alloy plated layer comprises: an alloying layer (I) formed on the plated steel sheet and containing, by weight %, 5-30% of Al; an alloying layer (II) formed on the alloying layer (I) and containing, by weight %, 30 to 60% of Al; an alloying layer (III) formed on the alloying layer (II) and containing, by weight %, 20-50% of Al and 5-20% of Si; and an alloying layer (IV) formed continuously or discontinuously on at least a part of the surface of the alloying layer (III), and containing 30-60% of Al, wherein the rate of the alloying layer (III) exposed on the outermost surface of the aluminum alloy plated layer is 10% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Sang-Heon Kim, Hyo-Sik Chun
  • Publication number: 20230041587
    Abstract: The present invention provides an iron-aluminum-based plated steel sheet, and a manufacturing method therefor, the iron-aluminum-based plated steel sheet comprising a base steel sheet and a plated layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet, wherein the alloy plated layer comprises: a diffusion layer comprising an Fe—Al-based intermetallic compound having a cubic structure; and an alloyed layer formed on the diffusion layer and composed of an alloy phase differing from that of the cubic structure, the thickness of the diffusion layer is 3-20 ?m, and the thickness of the diffusion layer is greater than 50% of the total thickness of the plated layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Jin-Keun OH, Seong-Woo KIM, Sang-Heon KIM, Yeol-Rae CHO
  • Publication number: 20230039057
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a steel sheet plated with an Al—Fe alloy for hot forming. The method includes: aluminum-plating and coiling a base steel sheet to obtain an aluminum-plated steel sheet, where an amount of the aluminum-plating is 30 to 200 g/m2 based on one surface of the base steel sheet, and tension in the coiling is 0.5 to 5 kg/mm2; after the aluminum-plating, performing cooling to 250° C. at a rate of 20° C./sec or less; annealing the aluminum-plated steel sheet to obtain the steel sheet plated with the Al—Fe alloy; and cooling the steel sheet plated with the Al—Fe alloy. The annealing is carried out for 30 minutes to 50 hours within a heating temperature range of 550 to 750° C. in a batch annealing furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Sang-Heon Kim, Yeol-Rae Cho
  • Publication number: 20230034483
    Abstract: A retinal electrode device according to an embodiment comprises: a base, a first wing connected to a first side part of the base, wherein a first folding line is defined between the base and the first wing, and a plurality of electrodes installed on at least one of the base and the first wing, wherein the retinal electrode device may be configured to have a first form in which the first wing is folded on the base along the folding line and a second form in which the first wing is unfolded on the base along the folding line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Seong Woo KIM, So Hee KIM, Hee Won SEO, Nam Ju KIM
  • Patent number: 11549167
    Abstract: A steel plate plated with an aluminum-iron alloy for hot press forming can include a base steel sheet and an alloy plated layer formed on the base steel sheet. The alloy plated layer can include an alloyed layer (I) formed on the base steel sheet and containing, by weight, Al: 5-30%; an alloyed layer (II) formed on the alloyed layer (I) and containing, by weight, Al: 30-60%; and an alloyed layer (III) formed on the alloyed layer (II) and containing, by weight, Al: 20-50%. The alloy layer (II) can have a FeAl (Si) alloy phase dispersed and distributed therein, in which the FeAl (Si) alloy phase includes, by weight, Al: 20-50% and Si: 5-20%, and the number density of the FeAl (Si) alloy phase having a circle-equivalent diameter of 5 ?m or less 15 is 103/mm2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Sang-Heon Kim, Yeol-Rae Cho
  • Publication number: 20230002873
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides steel for hot forming, a hot-formed member, and methods for manufacturing same, the steel comprising, by wt %, 0.06-0.1% of C, 0.05-0.6% of Si, 0.6-2% of Mn, 0.05% or less of P, 0.02% or less of S, 0.01-0.1% of Al, 0.01-0.8% of Cr, 0.01-0.5% of Mo, 0.02% or less of N, and the remainder of Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein an alloy factor represented by relational expression 1 below is 7 or more, and the number of carbides having a circular equivalent diameter of 0.5 ?m or greater is 105/mm2 or less. Alloy factor=I(Mn)×I(Si)×I(Cr)×I(Mo)??[Relational expression 1] where the I values for the components are I(Mn)=3.34×Mn+1, I(Si)=0.7×Si+1, I(Cr)=2.16×Cr+1, and I(Mo)=3×Mo+1, respectively, and the content of each component is expressed as wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Sang-Heon Kim, Hyo-Sik Chun, Seong-Beom Bae
  • Patent number: 11529795
    Abstract: The present invention provides a steel sheet plated with aluminum-iron and a preparation method therefor, the steel sheet comprising: a base steel sheet; and a plated layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet and comprising: an alloyed layer containing at least one of Fe3Al, FeAl(Si), Fe2Al5, and FeAl3; and an aluminum layer formed on the alloyed layer and having a thickness less than 10% of that of the plated layer, wherein the plated layer is 20-35 ?m in thickness and contains 1-20 wt % of Mg as measured by GDS at a position 0.1 ?m deep from the surface of the plated layer and 10 wt % of oxygen as measured by GDS at a position 0.1 ?m deep from the surface of the plated layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Yeol-Rae Cho
  • Publication number: 20220389533
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a cold-rolled steel plate for hot forming, which is excellent in corrosion-resistance and spot-weldability, contains, by weight %, C: 0.1-0.4%, Si: 0.5-2.0%, Mn: 0.01-4.0%, Al: 0.001-0.4%, P: 0.001-0.05%, S: 0.0001-0.02%, Cr: 0.5% to less than 3.0%, N: 0.001-0.02%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, satisfying formula (1) below, and includes an Si amorphous oxidation layer continuously or discontinuously formed at a thickness of 1 nm-100 nm on the surface thereof. Formula (1): 1.4?0.4*Cr+Si?3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Jin-Keun OH, Yeol-Rae CHO, A-Ra CHO, Jin-Ho CHA, Si-Myoung HEO, Jeong-Won SEO, Seong-Woo KIM
  • Patent number: 11517745
    Abstract: Provided is an artificial retina system for improving contrast sensitivity. The artificial retina system includes an artificial retina which is installed under the retina and includes a plurality of photodiode cells and a microcomputer. The microcomputer compares, with at least one reference value, the magnitude of an electric signal outputted from a photodiode in each of the photodiode cells. The microcomputer controls to amplify or reduce the electric signal outputted by each of the photodiode cells according to the result of comparison. Visual cells corresponding to each of the photodiode cells can be stimulated with an electric signal controlled by the microcomputer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: GACHON UNIVERSITY OF INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Seong-woo Kim, Jungsuk Kim
  • Patent number: 11491764
    Abstract: The present invention provides an iron-aluminum-based plated steel sheet, and a manufacturing method therefor, the iron-aluminum-based plated steel sheet comprising a base steel sheet and a plated layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet, wherein the alloy plated layer comprises: a diffusion layer comprising an Fe—Al-based intermetallic compound having a cubic structure; and an alloyed layer formed on the diffusion layer and composed of an alloy phase differing from that of the cubic structure, the thickness of the diffusion layer is 3-20 ?m, and the thickness of the diffusion layer is greater than 50% of the total thickness of the plated layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Yeol-Rae Cho