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).

  • Publication number: 20250144915
    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: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Il-Ryoung Sohn, Seong-Woo Kim, Jeom-Soo Shin
  • Publication number: 20250137086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: a steel material for hot forming, used for a vehicle, etc.; a hot formed part; and a method for manufacturing thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sea-Woong Lee, Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Hyo-Sik Chun, Ru-Ri Lee
  • Patent number: 12269081
    Abstract: Provided are a plated steel sheet for hot press forming including: a base steel sheet containing, by wt %, 0.14 to 0.5% of C, 0.001 to 1% of Si, 0.3 to 4% of Mn, 0.001 to 0.015% of P, 0.0001 to 0.02% of S, 0.001 to 0.1% of Al, 0.001 to 1% of Cr, 0.001 to 0.02% of N, 0.1% or less of Ti, 0.01% or less of B, 0.005 to 0.1% of Sb, and a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities; an aluminum or aluminum alloy plating layer provided on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and a Sb-rich layer provided between the base steel sheet and the plating layer, wherein the plated steel sheet for hot press forming satisfies the following Relational Expressions 1-1 and 1-2, a hot press formed member manufactured using the same, and methods for manufacturing the plated steel sheet for hot press forming and the hot press formed member. [Relational Expression 1-1] Sb max Sb coat ? 1.2 [Relational Expression 1-2] ( S ? b max - Sb c ? o ? a ? t ) 2 × ? ? t ? 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sang-Heon Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Sang-Bin Han
  • Patent number: 12241162
    Abstract: An aluminum-iron-plated steel sheet including a base steel sheet and an aluminum-based plating layer on a surface of the base steel sheet. The aluminum-based plating layer includes an alloyed layer on the surface of the base steel sheet and an aluminum layer on the alloyed layer. The alloyed layer may be formed of one or more of Fe3Al, FeAl(Si), Fe2Al5, and FeAl3. A thickness of the alloyed layer may be 90% or more of a thickness of the aluminum-based plating layer. A surface fraction of Ti may be 2% or less and a surface fraction of Zn may be 1% or less, as observed on the surface of the aluminum-based plating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Hyo-Sik Chun
  • Patent number: 12226976
    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: January 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Il-Ryoung Sohn, Seong-Woo Kim, Jeom-Soo Shin
  • Publication number: 20250040806
    Abstract: An autofluorescence imaging device, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises: a light source for illuminating an examined eye through a preset optical path; an image sensor for imaging the examined eye of which at least a portion is emitting autofluorescence by the illumination from the light source; and a filter disposed between the image sensor and the examined eye, wherein the filter may comprise a plurality of portions each having mutually different light transmittances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Young Sub EOM, Seong Woo KIM, Young Woo SUH
  • Publication number: 20250033111
    Abstract: Provided are casting products for cooling heating elements, the casting products including: a body made of a metal material; and a cooling pipe providing a path through which a cooling fluid flows, and being made of an aluminum alloy material, wherein the body includes a plate-shaped plate portion, protrusion extensions protruding from the plate portion and extending along the cooling pipe so that at least part of the cooling pipe is fully buried, and a cooling pin structure formed integrally with the plate portion, and the cooling pipe is formed in such a way that a first pipe thickness of the cooling pipe having a cross-sectional shape in a first direction is greater than a second pipe thickness in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the first direction is in parallel to the plate portion, and the second direction is a thickness direction of the plate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicants: NEDEC Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Joon HWANG, Han Goo KIM, Seong Woo KIM, Kwang Hoon PARK
  • Publication number: 20250011912
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aluminum-based plated steel plate used in hot-press forming, the steel plate comprising: a base steel plate; and a plating layer formed on the base steel plate, wherein the plating layer comprises: an alloying layer formed on the surface of the base steel plate and including one or more of Fe3Al, FeAl(Si), Fe2Al5, and FeAl3; and an aluminum layer formed on the alloying layer and having a thickness less than 10% of the thickness of the plating layer, and the plating layer has a thickness of 5-20 ?m and an oxygen content of 10 weight % or less, as measured by GDS, at a depth of 0.1 ?m from the surface of the plating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Yeol-Rae Cho, Sang-Heon Kim
  • Publication number: 20250010579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hot press formed member. A hot press formed member according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a steel sheet; and a plating layer on the steel sheet, wherein a number of voids per 1000 ?m2 of an area from an interface between the plating layer and the steel sheet to 15 ?m is zero and wherein a concentration gradient at a section having an Fe content of 45% to 80% in the plating layer in a thickness direction from a surface of the plating layer according to a result of GDS analysis is 7 wt %/?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Woo KIM, Jin-Keun OH, A-Ra CHO, Hyeon-Jeong SHIN
  • Publication number: 20240410028
    Abstract: Provided are plated steel sheets for hot press forming, hot press formed parts, and manufacturing methods thereof, the plated steel sheets comprising: a base steel sheet comprising, in weight %, C: 0.07 to 0.5%, Si: 0.05 to 1%, Mn: 0.5 to 5%, P: 0.001 to 0.015%, S: 0.0001 to 0.02%, Al: 0.01 to 0.18, Cr: 0.01 to 1%, N: 0.001 to 0.02%, Ti: 0.1% or less, B: 0.01% or less, Sn: 0.01 to 0.1%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities; an aluminum or aluminum alloy plating layer disposed on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and an Sn-enriched layer provided between the base steel sheet and the plating layer, wherein the Sn-enriched layer satisfies a specific relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Hyo-Sik Chun
  • Publication number: 20240401173
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plated steel sheet for hot press forming, having excellent paint adhesion and corrosion resistance after hot press forming; a preparation method for the plated steel sheet; and a hot press formed member. The plated steel sheet according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises a base steel sheet and a plating layer consisting of Al—Fe alloy formed on the base steel sheet, wherein the sum of contents of Al and Fe in the plating layer is 80% or more by weight, the average content of Fe in the plating layer is 20% or more by weight, and the product of Ra and RPC of the surface of the plating layer may be 60-150 ?m/cm. Here, Ra represents arithmetic mean roughness and the unit thereof is ?m, and RPc represents the number of peaks per unit length and the unit thereof is /cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Sea-Woong Lee, Sang-Heon Kim, Jae-Seong Park, Ru-Ri Lee
  • Patent number: 12145194
    Abstract: Provided are casting products for cooling heating elements, the casting products including: a body made of a metal material; and a cooling pipe providing a path through which a cooling fluid flows, and being made of an aluminum alloy material, wherein the body includes a plate-shaped plate portion, protrusion extensions protruding from the plate portion and extending along the cooling pipe so that at least part of the cooling pipe is fully buried, and a cooling pin structure formed integrally with the plate portion, and the cooling pipe is formed in such a way that a first pipe thickness of the cooling pipe having a cross-sectional shape in a first direction is greater than a second pipe thickness in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the first direction is in parallel to the plate portion, and the second direction is a thickness direction of the plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignees: NEDEC Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Joon Hwang, Han Goo Kim, Seong Woo Kim, Kwang Hoon Park
  • Publication number: 20240361204
    Abstract: A folding mechanism includes a base module and a folding module which is coupled to the base module such that the folding module is capable of being rotated so as to realize a folding operation of a flexible material and which is coupled to the flexible material such that the folding module is capable of being slidably moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Ki Yong LEE, Seong Woo KIM
  • Patent number: 12123094
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aluminum-based plated steel plate used in hot-press forming, the steel plate comprising: a base steel plate; and a plating layer formed on the base steel plate, wherein the plating layer comprises: an alloying layer formed on the surface of the base steel plate and including one or more of Fe 3Al, FeAl(Si), Fe 2Al 5, and FeAl 3; and an aluminum layer formed on the alloying layer and having a thickness less than 10% of the thickness of the plating layer, and the plating layer has a thickness of 5-20 ?m and an oxygen content of 10 weight % or less, as measured by GDS, at a depth of 0.1 ?m from the surface of the plating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Yeol-Rae Cho, Sang-Heon Kim
  • Patent number: 12111294
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: FlexiGO INC.
    Inventors: Ki Yong Lee, Seong Woo Kim, Ho Moon You
  • Publication number: 20240309499
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to: a plated steel sheet which is for hot forming, has excellent hydrogen embrittlement resistance, and includes an Al-based plating layer formed on the surface of a base steel sheet, wherein the average Ni content in the Al-based plating layer is 0.05 to 0.35 wt %; and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang-Heon Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Sea-Woong Lee, Hyo-Sik Chun, Seul-Gi So
  • Publication number: 20240301526
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a plated steel sheet for hot press forming, having an excellent impact property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Yeol-Rae Cho
  • Publication number: 20240301527
    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: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    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
  • Patent number: 12084734
    Abstract: Provided are plated steel sheets for hot press forming, hot press formed parts, and manufacturing methods thereof, the plated steel sheets comprising: a base steel sheet comprising, in weight %, C: 0.07 to 0.5%, Si: 0.05 to 1%, Mn: 0.5 to 5%, P: 0.001 to 0.015%, S: 0.0001 to 0.02%, Al: 0.01 to 0.1%, Cr: 0.01 to 1%, N: 0.001 to 0.02%, Ti: 0.1% or less, B: 0.01% or less, Sn: 0.01 to 0.1%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities; an aluminum or aluminum alloy plating layer disposed on at least one surface of the base steel sheet; and an Sn-enriched layer provided between the base steel sheet and the plating layer, wherein the Sn-enriched layer satisfies a specific relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin-Keun Oh, Seong-Woo Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Hyo-Sik Chun
  • Publication number: 20240295003
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a hot press forming member having excellent resistance to hydrogen embrittlement, and a method for manufacturing same. An aspect of the present invention provides a hot press forming member having excellent resistance to hydrogen embrittlement, the hot press forming member comprising a base steel plate and an alloy-plated layer formed on the surface of the base steel plate, wherein the alloy-plated layer contains pores such that pores having a size of 5 ?m or less constitute 3-30% of the surface area of the alloy-plated layer as viewed in a cross-section taken in the thickness direction of the member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seong-Woo Kim, Jin-Keun Oh, Sang-Heon Kim, Sang-Bin Han