Patents by Inventor Seung Gyun Ahn
Seung Gyun Ahn 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).
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Publication number: 20240399283Abstract: The present invention relates a vacuum carburizing harmful exhaust gas reduction apparatus and vacuum carburizing harmful exhaust gas reduction method using the same. vacuum carburizing harmful exhaust gas reduction apparatus includes a high-temperature decomposition unit configured to heat exhaust gases discharged from a vacuum pump in the vacuum carburizing process to a temperature ranging from 500 to 1500° C., and a high-temperature catalyst unit comprising a supported catalyst supporting a catalyst including one or more selected from a group including platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), and alloys thereof and configured to allow the exhaust gases heated in the high-temperature decomposition unit to contact the supported catalyst. According to the present invention, it is possible to significantly reduce harmful substances such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, benzene, and total hydrocarbons (THC) in the exhaust gases expelled by the vacuum pump during the vacuum carburizing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Soo Jin Chung, Seung Gyun Ahn, Jae Hoon Kim, Jae Gue Kang, Gwon Koo Yeo, Young Min Shin
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Publication number: 20230395821Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a separator for a fuel cell and a manufacturing method of the same. The manufacturing method of the separator for a fuel cell includes: an unevenness forming step of forming a fine-sized unevenness on a surface of a metal base material; and a coating layer forming step of forming a coating layer by coating carbon on the surface of the metal base material on which the unevenness is formed. Through the manufacturing method, it is possible to obtain an effect of improving water discharge performance and adhesion between the metal base material and the coating layer by forming unevenness on a surface of a metal base material, and then forming a coating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Soo Jin Chung, Seung Gyun AHN, Chang Hyun SHIN, Se Heon KIM, Soon Tae PARK
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Patent number: 10876203Abstract: A fuel cell separator includes a metal substrate having a surface; an ion penetration layer including carbon diffusion-inhibiting ions extending from the surface of the metal substrate into the metal substrate; and a carbon coating layer disposed on the surface of the metal substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, DONGWOO HST CO., LTD.Inventors: Seungkoo Lee, Woong Pyo Hong, Bokyung Kim, Jungyeon Park, Seung Jeong Oh, In Woong Lyo, Su Jung Noh, Jun Seok Lee, Won Ki Chung, Seung Gyun Ahn
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Publication number: 20190264321Abstract: A fuel cell separator includes a metal substrate having a surface; an ion penetration layer including carbon diffusion-inhibiting ions extending from the surface of the metal substrate into the metal substrate; and a carbon coating layer disposed on the surface of the metal substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Seungkoo Lee, Woong Pyo Hong, Bokyung Kim, Jungyeon Park, Seung Jeong Oh, In Woong Lyo, Su Jung Noh, Jun Seok Lee, Won Ki Chung, Seung Gyun Ahn
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Patent number: 10329665Abstract: A fuel cell separator includes a metal substrate having a surface; an ion penetration layer including carbon diffusion-inhibiting ions extending from the surface of the metal substrate into the metal substrate; and a carbon coating layer disposed on the surface of the metal substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, DONGWOO HST CO., LTD.Inventors: Seungkoo Lee, Woong Pyo Hong, Bokyung Kim, Jungyeon Park, Seung Jeong Oh, In Woong Lyo, Su Jung Noh, Jun Seok Lee, Won Ki Chung, Seung Gyun Ahn
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Publication number: 20180112306Abstract: A fuel cell separator includes a metal substrate having a surface; an ion penetration layer including carbon diffusion-inhibiting ions extending from the surface of the metal substrate into the metal substrate; and a carbon coating layer disposed on the surface of the metal substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Dongwoo HST Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seungkoo Lee, Woong Pyo Hong, Bokyung Kim, Jungyeon Park, Seung Jeong Oh, In Woong Lyo, Su Jung Noh, Jun Seok Lee, Won Ki Chung, Seung Gyun Ahn
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Patent number: 8636947Abstract: The present invention provides an improved metal separator for a fuel cell and a method for preparing same. More particularly, the invention provides a metal separator for a fuel cell, whereby the separator has a surface structure that imparts reduced contact resistance, improved corrosion resistance, and stable electrical conductivity. The invention further provides a surface treatment method for making the metal separator of the invention. The inventive method comprises sintering Fe—Cr—B—V-based powder on the surface of a metal foam to form an alloy layer; and forming a nitride layer of a (Cr—V—B)N-based material while supplying nitrogen gas on the surface of the alloy layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Young Min Nam, Yoo Chang Yang, Suk Min Baeck, Seung Gyun Ahn
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Publication number: 20120231372Abstract: A metallic bipolar plate for a fuel cell, in which a carbon coating layer containing fluorine is formed on the surface of a stainless steel base material, thus having excellent electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance and further excellent water draining performance and heat radiating performance. In the metallic bipolar plate for a fuel cell of the present invention, the internal residual stress in the surface coating layer is significantly reduced due to the addition of fluorine, and thereby it is possible to improve the adhesive strength between the stainless steel and the surface coating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: In Woong Lyo, Jeong Uk An, Sung Moon Choi, Seung Gyun Ahn, Young Min Nam, Yoo Chang Yang
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Publication number: 20120088184Abstract: The present invention provides an improved metal separator for a fuel cell and a method for preparing same. More particularly, the invention provides a metal separator for a fuel cell, whereby the separator has a surface structure that imparts reduced contact resistance, improved corrosion resistance, and stable electrical conductivity. The invention further provides a surface treatment method for making the metal separator of the invention. The inventive method comprises sintering Fe—Cr—B—V-based powder on the surface of a metal foam to form an alloy layer; and forming a nitride layer of a (Cr—V—B)N-based material while supplying nitrogen gas on the surface of the alloy layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Young Min Nam, Yoo Chang Yang, Suk Min Baeck, Seung Gyun Ahn
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Patent number: 8109248Abstract: The present invention provides a valve lifter, including a buffer layer, a Me diamond-like carbon layer having a thickness of 0.3˜0.6 ?m, and a diamond-like carbon layer having a thickness of 1˜1.5 ?m and a SP3 bonding fraction of 60˜70%, which are sequentially formed on a base body which is subjected to carbonitriding treatment. The valve lifter can exhibit superior low-friction characteristics and wear resistance.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2008Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignees: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: In Woong Lyo, Sung Moom Choi, Woong Kim, Jeong Uk An, Hyung Ick Kim, Seung Gyun Ahn, Hong Kil Baek, Jin Won Jung
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Publication number: 20110135812Abstract: The present invention provides a metal separator for a fuel cell, which is surface-treated to have high electrical conductivity and electrochemical corrosion resistance, and a method for treating the surface of the same. The metal separator may include an amorphous carbon film formed on the surface of a separator substrate, the amorphous carbon film being carbonized by heat treatment to increase the proportion of sp2. The surface treatment method may include: forming an amorphous carbon film on the surface of a separator substrate; and carbonizing the amorphous carbon film by heat treatment. Fuel cells having the metal separator can show excellent performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Korea Automotive Technology InstituteInventors: Sae Hoon Kim, Yoo Chang Yang, Suk Min Baeck, Seung Gyun Ahn, Seung Eul Yoo, Young Mo Goo, Myong Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 7914948Abstract: The present invention provides a metallic bipolar plate for a fuel cell and a method for forming a surface layer of the same, in which the surface layer is formed in such a manner that a plasma nitridation process is performed on the surface of a stainless steel base material to form a nitrogen implanted layer, and oxidation and reduction processes are performed on the surface of the nitrogen implanted layer to form a Fe3O4 surface oxidation layer thereon, thus improving conductivity and corrosion resistance.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: In Woong Lyo, Jeong Uk An, Seung Gyun Ahn, Young Min Nam, Yoo Chang Yang, Sae Hoon Kim, Sang Mun Chin
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Publication number: 20100233371Abstract: Disclosed is a polytetrafluoroethylene coating agent having low friction and high wear resistance, obtained by dispersing nanodiamond powder in a polar organic solvent, stirring the nanodiamond dispersion solution and a silane coupling agent, and stirring the silane-treated dispersion solution and an oily polytetrafluoroethylene coating solution, in which the silane coupling agent has at least one organic functional group selected from, but not limited to, a mercapto group and an amino group, the organic functional group exhibiting high bondability to polytetrafluoroethylene. A method of preparing the polytetrafluoroethylene coating agent and a method of using the polytetrafluoroethylene coating agent are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATIONInventors: Yool Koo Kim, In Ki Hwang, Sung Moon Choi, In Woong Lyo, Seung Gyun Ahn, Joong Soo Kim, Dae Soon Lim, Joon Sung Park
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Publication number: 20100015499Abstract: A metallic bipolar plate for a fuel cell, in which a carbon coating layer containing fluorine is formed on the surface of a stainless steel base material, thus having excellent electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance and further excellent water draining performance and heat radiating performance. In the metallic bipolar plate for a fuel cell of the present invention, the internal residual stress in the surface coating layer is significantly reduced due to the addition of fluorine, and thereby it is possible to improve the adhesive strength between the stainless steel and the surface coating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: In Woong Lyo, Jeong Uk An, Sung Moon Choi, Seung Gyun Ahn, Young Min Nam, Yoo Chang Yang
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Publication number: 20100012064Abstract: The present invention provides a valve lifter, including a buffer layer, a Me diamond-like carbon layer having a thickness of 0.3˜0.6 ?m, and a diamond-like carbon layer having a thickness of 1˜1.5 ?m and a SP3 bonding fraction of 60˜70%, which are sequentially formed on a base body which is subjected to carbonitriding treatment. The valve lifter can exhibit superior low-friction characteristics and wear resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2008Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: In Woong Lyo, Sung Moon Choi, Woong Kim, Jeong Uk An, Hyung Ick Kim, Seung Gyun Ahn, Hong Kil Baek, Jin Won Jung
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Publication number: 20020069939Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of manufacturing HLA for an internal combustion engine, wherein the friction of valve drain system can be reduced approximately 30% due to the polishing effect as well as the initial engine tune-up resulted from an etching treatment additionally applied on the upper surface of the HLA already treated with high carbon carburization.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2001Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventor: Seung-Gyun Ahn