Patents by Inventor Woo-Gyeom Kim

Woo-Gyeom 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: 20240110267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel material for pressure vessels, offshore structures and the like and, more specifically, to a high-strength steel material having excellent low-temperature strain aging impact properties and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: POSCO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun Um, Woo-Gyeom Kim, Hong-Ju Lee
  • Publication number: 20230002871
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a steel having high strength properties and also having superior elongation, and a manufacturing method therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Kim, Woo-Gyeom Kim
  • Publication number: 20220403479
    Abstract: A normalizing heat-treated steel sheet having good low-temperature impact toughness and a method for manufacturing the same is provided. The normalizing heat treated steel sheet of the present invention contains, by weight %, C: 0.04 to 0.1%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 1.0 to 2.0%, Sol. Al: 0.015 to 0.04%, Nb: 0.003 to 0.03%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.02%, Cu: 0.35% or less, Ni: 0.05 to 0.8%, N: 0.002 to 0.008%, P: 0.01% or less (excluding 0%), S: 0.003% or less, and a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities and has a steel microstructure composed of 70 to 90 area % of polygonal ferrite having a grain size of 20 ?m or less, and 10 to 30 area % of spheroidized pearlite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Woo-Gyeom Kim, Dae-Woo Baek, Ki-Ho Yun
  • Patent number: 11453933
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a high-strength steel material having enhanced resistance to crack initiation and propagation at low temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun Um, Woo-Gyeom Kim, Woo-Yeol Cha, Jin-Woo Chae
  • Publication number: 20220282352
    Abstract: The present invention relates to structural steel that can be desirably used in offshore structures and the like, more specifically, to a thin steel plate having excellent low-temperature toughness and CTOD properties, and to a method for manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Woo-Gyeom Kim, Sang-Ho Kim, Ki-Hyun Bang
  • Patent number: 11268175
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a high-strength steel, having excellent fracture initiation resistance and fracture propagation arrestability at low temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun Um, Woo-Gyeom Kim, Woo-Yeol Cha, Jin-Woo Chae
  • Patent number: 11136653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel material for pressure vessels, offshore structures and the like and, more specifically, to a high-strength steel material having excellent low-temperature strain aging impact properties and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun Um, Woo-Gyeom Kim
  • Publication number: 20200263279
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel material for pressure vessels, offshore structures and the like and, more specifically, to a high-strength steel material having excellent low-temperature strain aging impact properties and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun UM, Woo-Gyeom KIM
  • Patent number: 10689735
    Abstract: A high strength steel sheet comprises 0.02 to 0.12 wt % of carbon (C), 0.5 to 2.0 wt % of manganese (Mn), 0.05 to 0.5 wt % of silicon (Si), 0.05 to 1.0 wt % of nickel (Ni), 0.005 to 0.1 wt % of titanium (Ti), 0.005 to 0.5 wt % of aluminum (Al), 0.015 wt % or less of phosphorus (P), 0.015 wt % or less of sulfur (S), and the balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities. The microstructure thereof includes 70% to 90% of ultrafine ferrite and 10% to 30% of MA (martensite/austenite) structure by area fraction, and the yield ratio (YS/TS) thereof is 0.8 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Sung-Ho Jang, Woo-Gyeom Kim, Ki-Hyun Bang
  • Publication number: 20200087765
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a high-strength steel material having enhanced resistance to crack initiation and propagation at low temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun UM, Woo-Gyeom KIM, Woo-Yeol CHA, Jin-Woo CHAE
  • Publication number: 20200080179
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a high-strength steel, having excellent fracture initiation resistance and fracture propagation arrestability at low temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun UM, Woo-Gyeom KIM, Woo-Yeol CHA, Jin-Woo CHAE
  • Publication number: 20180363111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a steel material for pressure vessels, offshore structures and the like and, more specifically, to a high-strength steel material having excellent low-temperature strain aging impact properties and a method for manufacturing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kyung-Keun UM, Woo-Gyeom KIM, Hong-Ju LEE
  • Patent number: 9255305
    Abstract: According to one aspect, provided is a high-strength steel sheet having superior toughness at cryogenic temperature, comprising, in weight percentage, 0.02 to 0.06% of C, 0.1 to 0.35% of Si, 1.0 to 1.6% of Mn, 0.02% or less (but not 0%) of Al, 0.7 to 2.0% of Ni, 0.4 to 0.9% of Cu, 0.003 to 0.015% of Ti, 0.003 to 0.02% of Nb, 0.01% or less of P, 0.005% or less of S, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the high-strength steel sheet satisfies the condition of [Mn]+5.4[Si]+26[Al]+32.8[Nb]<4.3 where [Mn], [Si], [Al], and [Nb] indicate contents of Mn, Si, Al, and Nb in weight percentage, respectively. The steel sheet secures toughness when used as structural steel materials for ships, offshore structures, or the like, or steel materials for tanks for storing and carrying liquefied gases, which are exposed to an extreme low temperature environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Woo-Gyeom Kim, Sang-Ho Kim, Ki-Hyun Bang, In-Shik Suh
  • Publication number: 20150315682
    Abstract: A high strength steel sheet comprises 0.02 to 0.12 wt % of carbon (C), 0.5 to 2.0 wt % of manganese (Mn), 0.05 to 0.5 wt % of silicon (Si), 0.05 to 1.0 wt % of nickel (Ni), 0.005 to 0.1 wt % of titanium (Ti), 0.005 to 0.5 wt % of aluminum (Al), 0.015 wt % or less of phosphorus (P), 0.015 wt % or less of sulfur (S), and the balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities. The microstructure thereof includes 70% to 90% of ultrafine ferrite and 10% to 30% of MA (martensite/austenite) structure by area fraction, and the yield ratio (YS/TS) thereof is 0.8 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Sung-Ho JANG, Woo-Gyeom KIM, Ki-Hyun BANG
  • Publication number: 20130292011
    Abstract: According to one aspect, provided is a high-strength steel sheet having superior toughness at cryogenic temperature, comprising, in weight percentage, 0.02 to 0.06% of C, 0.1 to 0.35% of Si, 1.0 to 1.6% of Mn, 0.02% or less (but not 0%) of Al, 0.7 to 2.0% of Ni, 0.4 to 0.9% of Cu, 0.003 to 0.015% of Ti, 0.003 to 0.02% of Nb, 0.01% or less of P, 0.005% or less of S, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the high-strength steel sheet satisfies the condition of [Mn]+5.4[Si]+26[Al]+32.8[Nb]<4.3 where [Mn], [Si], [Al], and [Nb] indicate contents of Mn, Si, Al, and Nb in weight percentage, respectively. The steel sheet secures toughness when used as structural steel materials for ships, offshore structures, or the like, or steel materials for tanks for storing and carrying liquefied gases, which are exposed to an extreme low temperature environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: POSCO
    Inventors: Woo-Gyeom Kim, Sang-Ho Kim, Ki-Hyun Bang, In-Shik Suh