Patents by Inventor Sung-Ho Jo

Sung-Ho Jo 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: 20230349548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemical looping combustion and carbon dioxide direct reduction (CLC-CDR) integration system and an operation method thereof, particularly to a chemical looping combustion and carbon dioxide direct reduction (CLC-CDR) integration system including: an air reactor, wherein an oxygen carrier particle is oxidized by reacting with injected air and air from which oxygen was partially removed is discharged; a fuel reactor, wherein the oxidized oxygen carrier particle is supplied, a supplied fuel is reacted to reduce the oxidized oxygen carrier particle, and carbon dioxide including H2O is discharged; and a carbon dioxide reduction reactor, wherein the reduced oxygen carrier particle is supplied, supplied carbon dioxide is reacted to discharge carbon monoxide, and the reduced oxygen carrier particle is partially oxidized and supplied to the air reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-Jung RYU, Byung Wook HWANG, Hana KIM, Yooseob WON, Daewook KIM, Yu Ri LEE, Sung-Ho JO, Seung-Yong LEE, Young Cheol PARK
  • Patent number: 11333349
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a fluid sand falling type circulating fluidized bed boiler with a plurality of risers for preventing erosion and corrosion of water tubes and increasing combustion efficiency, and a method of operating the same. The fluid sand falling type circulating fluidized bed boiler with a plurality of risers includes a boiler section into which fuel and oxidizer are injected, a riser section connected to the boiler section so that the fuel and fluid sand supplied from the boiler section are introduced from the bottom of the riser section and flow up, and a relay section provided on the boiler section to supply the fluid sand having passed through the riser section to the boiler section, wherein the fuel is injected from the top of the boiler section and burned while flowing down therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials
    Inventors: Uen Do Lee, Byeong Ryeol Bang, Young Doo Kim, Soo Hwa Jeong, Chang Won Yang, Jae Goo Lee, Tae Young Mun, Myung Won Seo, Ji Hong Moon, Hyun Seol Park, Joon Mok Shim, Young Cheol Park, Do Won Shun, Jong Ho Moon, Dal Hee Bae, Sung Ho Jo, Yun Tae Hwang, Sang In Keel, Jin Han Yun, ChungKyu Lee, Pil Woo Heo
  • Patent number: 11001461
    Abstract: A component mounting apparatus includes a component mounting unit including a suction configured to adsorb and transport a component; a first light source configured to emit first light to the component; a second light source configured to emit second light to a Fiducial mark of a substrate; a filter configured to transmit the first light reflected by the component through the filter and reflect the second light reflected by the Fiducial mark; and an image capturer configured to detect the first light transmitted through the filter and the second light reflected by the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: HANWHA PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Eok Ban, Byung Ju Kim, Sung Ho Jo, Eun Suk Yoon
  • Patent number: 10893640
    Abstract: A component pickup apparatus includes a component pickup unit including a plurality of nozzles, each of the plurality of nozzles configured to adsorb a component; a light emitter configured to emit light toward the plurality of nozzles; an image splitter configured to receive an image of the plurality of nozzles generated by the light and configured to split the image of the plurality of nozzles into different groups; and an image capturer configured to capture an image outputted from the image splitter. The image splitter is configured to guide a first image of a first group of the plurality of nozzles to a first row of the image capturer and guide a second image of a second group of the plurality of nozzles to a second row of the image capturer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: HANWHA PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Eok Ban, Byung Ju Kim, Sung Ho Jo, Eun Suk Yoon
  • Patent number: 10852211
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for gas leakage measurement in a high pressure reactor. In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus for gas leakage measurement in a high pressure reactor including: a gas inlet; a first valve equipped to one side of the gas inlet; a flowmeter; a pressure gauge measuring an internal pressure of the reactor; a gas outlet; and a second valve, wherein if in internal pressure reaches a preset pressure by closing the second valve and injecting a gas to the reactor through the flowmeter in the state of opening the first valve, the gas leakage status in the reactor is measured through pressure changes in the pressure gauge after closing the first valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Doyeon Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Chang-keun Yi, Do-won Shun, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, Young Cheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Dong-ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10569247
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a high pressure fluidized bed system using dual control valves, and an inner pressure control method thereof. The high pressure fluidized bed system includes a fluidized bed reactor, a pressure sensor which measures a pressure in the interior of the fluidized bed reactor, a cyclone part which is coupled to the fluidized bed reactor, a first valve allowing controlling of the exhaust gas, and a second valve allowing manually controlling of exhaust gas except for the exhaust gas controlled by the first valve. The first valve is capable of opening and closing automatically, and the second valve is capable of opening and closing manually, and are used in combination in the high pressure fluidized bed, allowing decreasing of the pressure variation within the reactor and improving the operation stability of the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-Jung Ryu, Doyeon Lee, Sung-Ho Jo, Hyungseok Nam, Gyoung-Tae Jin, Chang-Keun Yi, Dowon Shun, Jaehyeon Park, Dal-Hee Bae, Seung-Yong Lee, Youngcheol Park, Dong-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20200025366
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a fluid sand falling type circulating fluidized bed boiler with a plurality of risers for preventing erosion and corrosion of water tubes and increasing combustion efficiency, and a method of operating the same. The fluid sand falling type circulating fluidized bed boiler with a plurality of risers includes a boiler section into which fuel and oxidizer are injected, a riser section connected to the boiler section so that the fuel and fluid sand supplied from the boiler section are introduced from the bottom of the riser section and flow up, and a relay section provided on the boiler section to supply the fluid sand having passed through the riser section to the boiler section, wherein the fuel is injected from the top of the boiler section and burned while flowing down therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicants: KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH, KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
    Inventors: Uen Do LEE, Byeong Ryeol BANG, Young Doo KIM, Soo Hwa JEONG, Chang Won YANG, Jae Goo LEE, Tae Young MUN, Myung Won SEO, Ji Hong MOON, Hyun Seol PARK, Joon Mok SHIM, Young Cheol PARK, Do Won SHUN, Jong Ho MOON, Dal Hee BAE, Sung Ho JO, Yun Tae HWANG, Sang In KEEL, Jin Han YUN, ChungKyu LEE, Pil Woo HEO
  • Publication number: 20190350113
    Abstract: A component pickup apparatus includes a component pickup unit including a plurality of nozzles, each of the plurality of nozzles configured to adsorb a component; a light emitter configured to emit light toward the plurality of nozzles; an image splitter configured to receive an image of the plurality of nozzles generated by the light and configured to split the image of the plurality of nozzles into different groups; and an image capturer configured to capture an image outputted from the image splitter. The image splitter is configured to guide a first image of a first group of the plurality of nozzles to a first row of the image capturer and guide a second image of a second group of the plurality of nozzles to a second row of the image capturer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: HANWHA PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Eok BAN, Byung Ju KIM, Sung Ho JO, Eun Suk YOON
  • Publication number: 20190344982
    Abstract: A component mounting apparatus includes a component mounting unit including a suction configured to adsorb and transport a component; a first light source configured to emit first light to the component; a second light source configured to emit second light to a Fiducial mark of a substrate; a filter configured to transmit the first light reflected by the component through the filter and reflect the second light reflected by the Fiducial mark; and an image capturer configured to detect the first light transmitted through the filter and the second light reflected by the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: HANWHA PRECISION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Eok BAN, Byung Ju KIM, Sung Ho JO, Eun Suk YOON
  • Publication number: 20190323916
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for gas leakage measurement in a high pressure reactor. In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus for gas leakage measurement in a high pressure reactor including: a gas inlet; a first valve equipped to one side of the gas inlet; a flowmeter; a pressure gauge measuring an internal pressure of the reactor; a gas outlet; and a second valve, wherein if in internal pressure reaches a preset pressure by closing the second valve and injecting a gas to the reactor through the flowmeter in the state of opening the first valve, the gas leakage status in the reactor is measured through pressure changes in the pressure gauge after closing the first valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung RYU, Doyeon LEE, Gyoung-tae JIN, Chang-keun YI, Do-won SHUN, Jae-hyeon PARK, Dal-hee BAE, Sung-ho JO, Seung-yong LEE, Young Cheol PARK, Jong-ho MOON, Dong-ho LEE
  • Patent number: 10415822
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for measuring the height of a solid bed in a high-temperature and high-pressure fluidized bed system, and a fluidized bed system having the solid bed height measuring apparatus. The solid bed height measuring apparatus includes a lower pressure probe mounted at an upper side as high as a first height from a gas distributor of a fluidized bed reactor to measure pressure of the mounted location, and a middle pressure probe mounted at an upper side as high as a second height from the lower probe to measure pressure of the mounted location. An upper pressure probe is mounted at the top of the fluidized bed reactor to measure the inside pressure of the fluidized bed reactor. First and second differential pressure gauges are used for measuring differential pressures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Dong-ho Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Do-won Shun, Chang-keun Yi, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, Young Cheol Park, Jong-ho Moon
  • Patent number: 10307768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a CLC and operation method thereof equipped with a loop seal separator using magnetic oxygen carrier particles and a magnetic separator. And more particularly, the present invention relates to a loop seal separator using magnetic oxygen carrier particles and a magnetic separator, wherein the loop seal separator comprises a duct into which the ash and magnetic oxygen carrier particles, discharged from a reducer, flow; a magnetic separator to separate the ash from the magnetic oxygen carrier particles, flowing into the duct, by magnetic material; an ash discharge pipe to discharge the ash, separated by the magnetic separator; and an oxygen-carrier-particle discharge pipe to encourage the magnetic oxygen carrier particles, separated by the magnetic separator, to flow into an oxidizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Ho-Jung Ryu, Keun-hee Han, Gyoung-tae Jin, Chang-keun Yi, Do-won Shun, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, Young Cheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Do Yeon Lee, Hyo Jin Lee, Dong-ho Lee, Jeom In Baek
  • Patent number: 10272408
    Abstract: Disclosed is provided to overcome problems of conventional methods using each of a solid discharge nozzle and a screw conveyer. According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a fluidized bed system is provided to circulate solids using pressure and density difference. More particularly, a fluidized solid circulation system using pressure and density difference is characterized by comprising: a first fluidized bed reactor; a second fluidized bed reactor; a first cyclone; a second cyclone; a first pressure control valve; a second pressure control valve; a lower loop seal; an upper loop seal; and a control part, thereby circulating the solids between the first fluidized bed reactor and the second fluidized bed reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Doyeon Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Chang-keun Yi, Dowon Shun, Jaehyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, Young Cheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Dong-ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10143986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluidized bed system having a sparger capable of minimizing a blockage by solids and controlling method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-Jung Ryu, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, Chang-keun Yi, Gyoung-tae Jin, Do-won Shun, Jae-hyeon Park, Young Cheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Hyo Jin Lee, Do Yeon Lee, Dong-ho Lee, Jeom In Baek
  • Publication number: 20180283682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a CLC and operation method thereof equipped with a loop seal separator using magnetic oxygen carrier particles and a magnetic separator. And more particularly, the present invention relates to a loop seal separator using magnetic oxygen carrier particles and a magnetic separator, wherein the loop seal separator comprises a duct into which the ash and magnetic oxygen carrier particles, discharged from a reducer, flow; a magnetic separator to separate the ash from the magnetic oxygen carrier particles, flowing into the duct, by magnetic material; an ash discharge pipe to discharge the ash, separated by the magnetic separator; and an oxygen-carrier-particle discharge pipe to encourage the magnetic oxygen carrier particles, separated by the magnetic separator, to flow into an oxidizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-Jung RYU, Keun-hee HAN, Gyoung-tae JIN, Chang-keun YI, Do-won SHUN, Jae-hyeon PARK, Dal-hee BAE, Sung-ho JO, Seung-yong LEE, Young Cheol PARK, Jong-ho MOON, Do Yeon LEE, Hyo Jin LEE, Dong-ho LEE, Jeom In BAEK
  • Publication number: 20180272304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluidized bed system having a sparger capable of minimizing a blockage by solids and controlling method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-Jung RYU, Dal-hee BAE, Sung-ho JO, Seung-yong LEE, Chang-keun YI, Gyoung-tae JIN, Do-won SHUN, Jae-hyeon PARK, Young Cheol PARK, Jong-ho MOON, Hyo Jin LEE, Do Yeon LEE, Dong-ho LEE, Jeom In BAEK
  • Patent number: 10046968
    Abstract: A desulfurization system removes sulfur ingredients included in synthetic gas generated from gasification of coal in a high temperature dry state. The system includes a desulfurization reactor, a desulfurization cyclone, and first and second regeneration reactors branched with the desulfurization cyclone. A first oxidizing agent is injected to a first oxidizing agent inlet of the first regeneration reactor, and a second oxidizing agent is injected to a second oxidizing agent inlet of the second regeneration reactor. A controller operates one of the first and second regeneration reactors in a regeneration mode, controlling the other to operate in a desulfurization mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Dong-ho Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Do-won Shun, Chang-keun Yi, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, Young Cheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Hyo Jin Lee, Jeom In Baek
  • Patent number: 9963400
    Abstract: A system for preventing a catalyst from overheating is provided. The system includes: a first reactor filled with a catalyst at least in part and configured to receive reaction gas and produce product gas; and a second reactor configured to cool a catalyst discharged from the first reactor. The catalyst is circulated between the first reactor and the second reactor by injecting the catalyst cooled in the second reactor into the first rector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Dong-ho Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Do-won Shun, Chang-keun Yi, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, YoungCheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Ji-bong Joo
  • Publication number: 20170268768
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for measuring the height of a solid bed in a high-temperature and high-pressure fluidized bed system, and a fluidized bed system having the solid bed height measuring apparatus. The solid bed height measuring apparatus includes a lower pressure probe mounted at an upper side as high as a first height from a gas distributor of a fluidized bed reactor to measure pressure of the mounted location, and a middle pressure probe mounted at an upper side as high as a second height from the lower probe to measure pressure of the mounted location. An upper pressure probe is mounted at the top of the fluidized bed reactor to measure the inside pressure of the fluidized bed reactor. First and second differential pressure gauges are used for measuring differential pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Ho-jung RYU, Dong-ho LEE, Gyoung-tae JIN, Do-won SHUN, Chang-keun YI, Jae-hyeon PARK, Dal-hee BAE, Sung-ho JO, Seung-yong LEE, Young Cheol PARK, Jong-ho MOON
  • Patent number: 9725374
    Abstract: A system for preventing a catalyst from overheating is provided. The system includes: a first reactor filled with a catalyst at least in part and configured to receive reaction gas and produce product gas; and a second reactor configured to cool a catalyst discharged from the first reactor. The catalyst is circulated between the first reactor and the second reactor by injecting the catalyst cooled in the second reactor into the first rector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ho-jung Ryu, Dong-ho Lee, Gyoung-tae Jin, Do-won Shun, Chang-keun Yi, Jae-hyeon Park, Dal-hee Bae, Sung-ho Jo, Seung-yong Lee, YoungCheol Park, Jong-ho Moon, Ji-bong Joo