Patents by Inventor Tong-hun Lee

Tong-hun Lee 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: 6594560
    Abstract: Disclosed is an automated-guided vehicle (AGV) system comprising an AGV travelling on a facility line, having vehicle body, a driver for driving the vehicle body and a transfer device for transferring a wafer to and from a cassette; and a central control device controlling an operation of the AGV, the central control device comprising a central communicator, communicating with the AGV according to a predetermined communication protocol, the AGV comprising a radio communicator, communicating with the central communicator according to the predetermined communication protocol, and a controller activating the transfer device according to a command received by the radio communicator to transfer the wafer and controlling an operation of the driver. With this configuration, an AGV system enables communication between a central control device and an AGV according to the communication protocol, thereby loading and unloading the wafers 30 one by one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tong-hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20020035418
    Abstract: Disclosed is an automated-guided vehicle (AGV) system comprising an AGV travelling on a facility line, having vehicle body, a driver for driving the vehicle body and a transfer device for transferring a wafer to and from a cassette; and a central control device controlling an operation of the AGV, the central control device comprising a central communicator, communicating with the AGV according to a predetermined communication protocol, the AGV comprising a radio communicator, communicating with the central communicator according to the predetermined communication protocol, and a controller activating the transfer device according to a command received by the radio communicator to transfer the wafer and controlling an operation of the driver. With this configuration, an AGV system enables communication between a central control device and an AGV according to the communication protocol, thereby loading and unloading the wafers 30 one by one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventor: Tong-hun Lee