Patents by Inventor Tae-Yeob Kim

Tae-Yeob 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: 11905587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alloy-coated steel sheet comprising: a steel sheet, and Al—Mg—Si—Zn alloy layer positioned on the steel sheet, wherein the Al—Mg—Si—Zn alloy layer comprises a Mg—Zn alloy phase, and wherein the Mg—Zn alloy phase comprises MgZn2 and Mg2Zn11, and the Mg—Zn alloy phase further comprises at least one of MgZn, Mg21Zn25, Mg51Zn20 and Mg2Zn3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: POSCO CO., LTD, RESEARCH INSTITUTTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Yang, Jae In Jeong, Kyung Hwang Lee, Yong Hwa Jung, Tae Yeob Kim
  • Patent number: 11781207
    Abstract: Provided is a galvanized steel sheet plated by vacuum deposition and, more specifically, to a galvanized steel sheet having excellent hardness and galling resistance, and a method for manufacturing same. The zinc coated steel sheet includes: a base steel sheet; and a zinc coated layer formed on the base steel sheet. The zinc coated layer is formed of a columnar structure, and a content of Mn included in the zinc coated layer is 0.1 to 0.4 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoon Nam, Yong-Hwa Jung, Kyoung-Pil Ko, Tae-Yeob Kim, Woo-Sung Jung
  • Patent number: 11731397
    Abstract: Provided are an alloy coating steel plate and a method of manufacturing the same, and in this case, the alloy coating steel plate includes a steel, and an Al—Mg—Si alloy layer positioned on the steel plate, wherein the Al—Mg—Si alloy layer is formed to include Mg—Si alloy grains in an alloy layer configured in an Al—Mg alloy phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: POSCO CO., LTD, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Yang, Jae In Jeong, Yong Hwa Jung, Tae Yeob Kim
  • Patent number: 11649542
    Abstract: Provided is a multilayer zinc alloy plated steel material comprising a base steel material and multiple plating layers formed on the base steel material, wherein each of the multiple plating layers includes one of a Zn plating layer, a Mg plating layer, and a Zn—Mg alloy plating layer, and the ratio of the weight of Mg contained in the multiple plating layers to the total weight of the multiple plating layers is from 0.13 to 0.24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Young-Jin Kwak, Goo-Hwa Kim, Mun-Jong Eom, Seok-Jun Hong, Kyoung-Pil Ko, Yong-Hwa Jung, Dong-Yoeul Lee, Tae-Yeob Kim, Kyung-Hoon Nam
  • Patent number: 11608556
    Abstract: Provided is an alloy-coated steel sheet and a manufacturing method thereof. The alloy-coated steel sheet includes: a steel sheet; and an Al—Mg—Si alloy layer disposed on the steel sheet, wherein the Al—Mg—Si alloy layer has a form in which Mg—Si alloy grains are included in an alloy layer consisting of an Al—Mg alloy phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: POSCO HOLDINGS INC., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Yang, Jae In Jeong, Yong Hwa Jung, Tae Yeob Kim
  • Patent number: 11414743
    Abstract: Provided is a multilayered zinc alloy plated steel material comprising a base iron and multilayered plated layers formed on the base iron, wherein each of the multilayered plated layers is any one of a Zn-plated layer, a Mg-plated layer, and a Zn—Mg alloy-plated layer, and the ratio of the weight of Mg contained in the multilayered plated layers is 0.13-0.24 on the basis of the total weight of the multilayered plated layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Young-Jin Kwak, Woo-Sung Jung, Tae-Yeob Kim
  • Publication number: 20220074041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alloy-coated steel sheet comprising: a steel sheet, and Al—Mg—Si—Zn alloy layer positioned on the steel sheet, wherein the Al—Mg—Si—Zn alloy layer comprises a Mg—Zn alloy phase, and wherein the Mg—Zn alloy phase comprises MgZn2 and Mg2Zn11, and the Mg—Zn alloy phase further comprises at least one of MgZn, Mg21Zn25, Mg51Zn20 and Mg2Zn3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ji Hoon Yang, Jae In Jeong, Kyung Hwang Lee, Yong Hwa Jung, Tae Yeob Kim
  • Publication number: 20220074040
    Abstract: Provided is a multilayer zinc alloy plated steel material comprising a base steel material and multiple plating layers formed on the base steel material, wherein each of the multiple plating layers includes one of a Zn plating layer, a Mg plating layer, and a Zn—Mg alloy plating layer, and the ratio of the weight of Mg contained in the multiple plating layers to the total weight of the multiple plating layers is from 0.13 to 0.24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Young-Jin KWAK, Goo-Hwa KIM, Mun-Jong EOM, Seok-Jun HONG, Kyoung-Pil KO, Yong-Hwa JUNG, Dong-Yoeul LEE, Tae-Yeob KIM, Kyung-Hoon NAM
  • Publication number: 20220074042
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for controlling a coating layer in a physical vapor deposition (PVD) plating process that forms a coating layer on a steel sheet with metal vapor by PVD. The apparatus for controlling a coating layer comprises: a crucible into which a molten material is introduced; an electromagnetic induction coil disposed around the outer periphery of the crucible to heat the molten material introduced into the crucible and form a molten metal to generate metal vapor from the molten metal; a power supply unit for supplying an electric current to the electromagnetic induction coil; and a control unit for measuring the impedance of the electromagnetic induction coil and controlling the electric current supplied to the electromagnetic induction coil so that the impedance is kept constant according to the molten material which is introduced into the crucible at a constant feed rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Yong-Hwa JUNG, Kyung-Hoon NAM, Tae-Yeob KIM, Woo-Sung JUNG, Kyoung-Pil KO
  • Publication number: 20220042163
    Abstract: Provided is a plated steel plate used for interior materials and exterior materials such as home appliances, construction materials, vehicles, etc., and a method for manufacturing same. The plated sheet plate includes: base steel; a Zn—Mg plating layer formed on the base steel; and a UV-curable film layer formed on the Zn—Mg plating layer, wherein a hairline pattern is formed on a surface of the Zn—Mg plating layer, and the Zn—Mg plating layer includes 8 to 27 weight % of Mg and a balance of Zn and inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hyeon-Soop HAN, Young-Jin KWAK, Tae-Yeob KIM, Jin-Tae KIM
  • Publication number: 20220025508
    Abstract: Provided is a coated steel sheet which can be used in vehicles, home appliances, construction materials, and the like, and more specifically, to a heterogeneous coated steel sheet having a zinc coating layer formed on one surface thereof and a zinc-magnesium coating layer formed on the other surface thereof. The heterogeneous coated steel sheet includes: a steel sheet; a zinc coating layer attached to one side of the steel sheet; and a zinc-magnesium alloy coating layer attached to the other side of the steel sheet, wherein a coating adhesion amount of the zinc coating layer is 5 to 60 g/m2, a coating adhesion amount of the zinc-magnesium alloy coating layer is 10 to 40 g/m2, and a magnesium content of the zinc-magnesium alloy coating layer is 8 to 30 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Young-Jin KWAK, Woo-Sung JUNG, Hyeon-Soop HAN, Kyoung-Pil KO, Tae-Yeob KIM
  • Publication number: 20220025503
    Abstract: Provided is a galvanized steel sheet plated by vacuum deposition and, more specifically, to a galvanized steel sheet having excellent hardness and galling resistance, and a method for manufacturing same. The zinc coated steel sheet includes: a base steel sheet; and a zinc coated layer formed on the base steel sheet. The zinc coated layer is formed of a columnar structure, and a content of Mn included in the zinc coated layer is 0.1 to 0.4 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoon NAM, Yong-Hwa JUNG, Kyoung-Pil KO, Tae-Yeob KIM, Woo-Sung JUNG
  • Patent number: 11208716
    Abstract: Provided is a multilayer zinc alloy plated steel material comprising a base steel material and multiple plating layers formed on the base steel material, wherein each of the multiple plating layers includes one of a Zn plating layer, a Mg plating layer, and a Zn—Mg alloy plating layer, and the ratio of the weight of Mg contained in the multiple plating layers to the total weight of the multiple plating layers is from 0.13 to 0.24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Young-Jin Kwak, Goo-Hwa Kim, Mun-Jong Eom, Seok-Jun Hong, Kyoung-Pil Ko, Yong-Hwa Jung, Dong-Yoeul Lee, Tae-Yeob Kim, Kyung-Hoon Nam
  • Patent number: 11203802
    Abstract: Provided are a single layer zinc alloy plated steel material and a fabrication method therefor, the single layer zinc alloy plated steel material comprising a base iron and a zinc alloy plating layer formed on the base iron, wherein the zinc alloy plating layer contains 13-24 wt % of Mg, and the adhesion amount of the zinc alloy plating layer is at most 40 g/m2 (excluding 0 g/m2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Young-Jin Kwak, Tae-Yeob Kim
  • Patent number: 11136651
    Abstract: Provided is a Zn—Mg alloy plated steel material comprising: a base steel material; and first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers sequentially formed on the base steel material, wherein the first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers have a Zn single phase, a Mg single phase, a MgZn2 alloy phase, and a Mg2Zn11 alloy phase, an area rate of the MgZn2 alloy phase included in the first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers is larger than an area rate of the Mg2Zn11 alloy phase included in the first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers, and an area rate of a MgZn2 alloy phase included in each of the first to third Zn—Mg alloy layers is larger than an area rate of a MgZn2 alloy phase included in the second Zn—Mg alloy layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Seok-Jun Hong, Young-Do Kim, Woo-Sung Jung, Hyun-Woo Kim, Jong-Min Byun, Su-Ryong Bang, Tae-Yeob Kim
  • Publication number: 20210213710
    Abstract: Provided are an alloy coating steel plate and a method of manufacturing the same, and in this case, the alloy coating steel plate includes a steel, and an Al—Mg—Si alloy layer positioned on the steel plate, wherein the Al—Mg—Si alloy layer is formed to include Mg—Si alloy grains in an alloy layer configured in an Al—Mg alloy phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Ji Hoon YANG, Jae In JEONG, Yong Hwa JUNG, Tae Yeob KIM
  • Patent number: 10988845
    Abstract: Provided is a plated steel sheet often used as materials for vehicles, home appliances, construction and the like and, more specifically, to a plated steel sheet having a multilayer structure and a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyoung-Pil Ko, Kyung-Hoon Nam, Tae-Yeob Kim, Dong-Yoeul Lee, Yong-Hwa Jung, Woo-Sung Jung
  • Publication number: 20210017640
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and a method that is capable of performing continuous coating at a constant coating composition and rate. One embodiment is a deposition apparatus for coating two or more compounds or elements on a substrate, the apparatus comprising: a supply unit for supplying the two or more compounds or elements to a plurality of solid bodies; a heating unit for melting and evaporating the solid bodies supplied from the supply unit to form vapor; a buffer unit, connected to the heating unit, in which the vapor stays and is mixed with previously generated vapor; and a nozzle connected to the buffer unit and having an opening toward the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoon NAM, Yong-Hwa JUNG, Mun-Jong EOM, Tae-Yeob KIM, Kyoung-Pil KO, Woo-Sung JUNG
  • Publication number: 20210002772
    Abstract: Provided is a multilayered zinc alloy plated steel material comprising a base iron and multilayered plated layers formed on the base iron, wherein each of the multilayered plated layers is any one of a Zn-plated layer, a Mg-plated layer, and a Zn—Mg alloy-plated layer, and the ratio of the weight of Mg contained in the multilayered plated layers is 0.13-0.24 on the basis of the total weight of the multilayered plated layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Young-Jin KWAK, Woo-Sung JUNG, Tae-Yeob KIM
  • Publication number: 20200399745
    Abstract: Provided are a single layer zinc alloy plated steel material and a fabrication method therefor, the single layer zinc alloy plated steel material comprising a base iron and a zinc alloy plating layer formed on the base iron, wherein the zinc alloy plating layer contains 13-24 wt % of Mg, and the adhesion amount of the zinc alloy plating layer is at most 40 g/m2 (excluding 0 g/m2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Young-Jin KWAK, Tae-Yeob KIM