ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,106, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to POSCO Co. LTD (Pohang-si, South Korea).

"Extremely thick steel plate for steam drum having excellent surface quality and lamellar tear resistance, and manufacturing method for same" was invented by Dae-Woo Kim (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to an aspect of the present invention, an extremely thick steel plate for steam drum having excellent surface quality and lamellar tear resistance and a manufacturing method therefor may be provided."

The patent was filed on Nov. 24, 2021, under Application No. 18/265,574.

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