Patents by Inventor Chang-Wook Lee

Chang-Wook 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).

  • Publication number: 20160102733
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle achieves seven forward speeds with a minimal number of input gears disposed on input shafts, since the second speed gear and the fourth speed gear are simultaneously engaged with the second input gear and the third speed gear and the seventh speed gear are simultaneously engaged with the third input gear, and distortion of step ratios at the high-speed region may be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sueng Ho LEE, Chang Wook LEE, JongSool PARK
  • Publication number: 20160095498
    Abstract: A dish washing machine having a structure improved to increase washing efficiency is provided. The dish washing machine includes a washing tub for washing dishes, an injection unit to inject washing water into the washing tub, and a deflection unit to move inside the washing tub to deflect the washing water injected from the injection unit toward the dishes. The deflection unit includes a first vane to be linearly movable in a direction in which the washing water is injected and a second vane to interwork with the first vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwang Mook CHO, Jun Hong PARK, Eung Ryeol SEO, Gun Ung LEE, Seung-Mok LEE, Chang Wook LEE, Nam Soo PARK
  • Patent number: 9297443
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus may include first and second input shafts selectively receiving torque of a power source through first and second clutches, first and second output shafts disposed in parallel with the first and second input shafts, a plurality of input gears disposed on the first and second input shafts, and at least five speed gears selectively connected to the first and second output shafts through a plurality of synchronizer modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Chang Wook Lee, Jongsool Park
  • Publication number: 20160088755
    Abstract: Modules with various functions may be mounted on a robot cleaner, such that the robot cleaner can perform various additional functions other than cleaning while moving. The robot cleaner cleans a floor surface while moving on the floor surface. At the robot cleaner, a module mounting unit on which at least one module capable of performing a function other than cleaning is able to be mounted is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Chang Wook LEE, Sang Hak KIM, Bo Kyung KIM, Ji Ho SEO, Sang Hwa CHOI
  • Patent number: 9282873
    Abstract: A dish washing machine including a cabinet forming an external appearance of the dish washing machine; a washing tub arranged in the cabinet and allowing dishes to be washed therein; a dish basket arranged in the washing tub to accommodate the dishes; at least one liquid ejection unit arranged in the washing tub, the at least one liquid ejection unit to eject water; a deflection unit arranged facing the liquid ejection unit to deflect the water ejected from the liquid ejection unit toward the dish basket; and a drive unit to drive the deflection unit to be moved within the washing tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Gee Hong, Yong Soo Kyong, Chan Young Park, Jea Won Lee, Chang Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 9266418
    Abstract: A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include: an input shaft receiving torque of an engine; a first rotation shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft; a first planetary gear set disposed on the first rotation shaft and including first, second and third rotation elements respectively connected to first motor/generator, output gear, and input shaft; a second planetary gear set disposed on the first rotation shaft and including fourth, fifth and sixth rotation elements respectively connected to second motor/generator and input shaft, second rotation element, and transmission housing; transfer gears forming externally-meshed gears; and frictional elements connecting one rotation element of the second planetary gear set to the input shaft, coupling the second planetary gear set, or connecting another rotation element of the second planetary gear set to the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chang Wook Lee, Jongsool Park
  • Patent number: 9260001
    Abstract: A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include an input shaft, an output shaft, a first planetary gear set including a first rotation element directly connected to a first motor/generator, a second rotation element connected to the output shaft through an externally-meshed gear and a third rotation element directly connected to the input shaft, a second planetary gear set including a fourth rotation element directly connected to a second motor/generator, a fifth rotation element connected to the output shaft through an externally-meshed gear and a sixth rotation element selectively connected to a transmission housing and selectively connected to the first rotation element, transfer gears forming the externally-meshed gears, and frictional elements selectively connecting two rotation elements of the second planetary gear set, selectively connecting the first rotation element to the sixth rotation element, or selectively connecting the sixth rotation element to the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chang Wook Lee, Jongsool Park
  • Patent number: 9243687
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle achieves seven forward speeds with a minimal number of input gears disposed on input shafts, since the second speed gear and the fourth speed gear are simultaneously engaged with the second input gear and the third speed gear and the seventh speed gear are simultaneously engaged with the third input gear, and distortion of step ratios at the high-speed region may be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Chang Wook Lee, Jongsool Park
  • Patent number: 9193253
    Abstract: A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output gear outputting changed torque, a first planetary gear set disposed on the input shaft, and including a first rotation element connected to a first motor/generator, a second rotation element connected to the output gear, and a third rotation element directly connected to the input shaft, a second planetary gear set including a fourth rotation element connected to a second motor/generator and selectively connected to the third rotation element, a fifth rotation element connected to the second rotation element, a sixth rotation element selectively connected to a transmission housing, frictional elements selectively connecting two rotation elements among three rotation elements of the second planetary gear set, selectively connecting the third rotation element to the fourth rotation element, or selectively connecting the sixth rotation element to the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chang Wook Lee, Jongsool Park
  • Patent number: 9175746
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle, includes a variable connecting device, an input device, a speed output device having first and second synchronizer modules, and a reverse speed device. An even-numbered highest speed gear is disposed at one of synchronizer modules related to even-numbered speeds among the synchronizer modules. An odd-numbered highest speed gear is disposed at one of synchronizer modules related to odd-numbered speeds among the synchronizer module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Chang Wook Lee, Jongsool Park
  • Patent number: 9175749
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft, a first planetary gear set including a first sun gear, a first planet carrier, and a first ring gear, a second planetary gear set including a second sun gear, a second planet carrier, and a second ring gear, and a third planetary gear set including a third sun gear, a third planet carrier, and a third ring gear. The planetary gear train may further include first, second, third and fourth clutches and a first brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Myeong Hoon Noh, Chang Wook Lee, Kangsoo Seo, Seong Wook Hwang, Jongsool Park, Jae Chang Kook, Seongwook Ji, Wonmin Cho
  • Patent number: 9174523
    Abstract: A hybrid-electric power transmission system may include: an input shaft; an output shaft; a first planetary gear set on the input shaft, and including a first rotation element connected to a first motor/generator, a second rotation element connected to the output shaft, and a third rotation element directly connected to the input shaft; a second planetary gear set on the input shaft, and including a fourth rotation element directly connected to a second motor/generator and selectively connected to the third rotation element, a fifth rotation element connected to the output shaft, and a sixth rotation element connected to a transmission housing; transfer gears; and frictional elements selectively connecting two rotation elements among three rotation elements of the second planetary gear set, selectively connecting the third rotation element to the fourth rotation element, or selectively connecting the sixth rotation element to the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAY MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chang Wook Lee, Jongsool Park
  • Patent number: 9169902
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include: an input; an output; a first planetary gear set on the input including a first rotation element selectively connected to the input and selectively operated as a fixed element, a second rotation element selectively connected to the input and a third rotation element; a second planetary gear set on the output including a fourth rotation element connected to the second rotation element and selectively operated as a fixed element, a fifth rotation element connected to the third rotation element and directly connected to the output, and a sixth rotation element selectively connected to the input; four transfer gears; and frictional elements including clutches connecting the input and the rotation elements of the first and second planetary gear sets, and brakes connecting the rotation elements of the first and second planetary gear sets and a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chang Wook Lee, Kangsoo Seo, Myonghoon Noh, Jae Chang Kook, Hyukjun Lee, Jongsool Park
  • Patent number: 9163703
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission may include a first shaft receiving engine torque, a second shaft disposed in parallel to the first shaft, a first planetary gear set on the first shaft including a first element operated as a fixed element, a second element directly connected to the first shaft, and a third element, a compound planetary gear set formed by combining a second planetary gear set and a third planetary gear set including a fourth element selectively connected to the first shaft and the third element, a fifth element connected to an output gear, a sixth element selectively connected to the first element, and a seventh element selectively connected to the third element through a gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Myonghoon Noh, Hyu Tae Shim, Kangsoo Seo, Jae Chang Kook, Chang Wook Lee, Jongsool Park
  • Patent number: 9145951
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle may include a variable connecting device including a first clutch and a second clutch and selectively outputting torque of an engine through the first clutch and/or the second clutch, an input device including first and second input shafts selectively connected to the engine through the first and second clutches, and a speed output device including a first output shaft, a first speed output unit with first and second synchronizer modules, a second output shaft, and a second speed output unit with third, fourth, and fifth synchronizer modules. In the power transmitting apparatus, one seventh speed gear engaged with any one input gear on the first input shaft and another seventh speed gear engaged with any one input gear on the second input shaft are disposed on the first or second output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Sueng Ho Lee, Chang Wook Lee, Jongsool Park
  • Patent number: 9139076
    Abstract: A power transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output gear, a first planetary gear set disposed on the input shaft and including a first rotation element connected to a first motor/generator, a second rotation element, and a third rotation element connected to the input shaft, a second planetary gear set disposed on the input shaft and including a fourth rotation element connected to a second motor/generator, a fifth rotation element directly connected to the second rotation element and to the output gear, and a sixth rotation element selectively connected to a transmission housing and selectively connected to the first rotation element, and frictional elements selectively connecting two rotation elements of the second planetary gear set, selectively connecting the first rotation element to the sixth rotation element, or selectively connecting the sixth rotation element to the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chang Wook Lee, Jongsool Park
  • Patent number: 9133912
    Abstract: A planetary gear train may include a first shaft receiving torque from an engine, a second shaft disposed in parallel with the first shaft, a first planetary gear set disposed on the first shaft including a first rotation element, a second rotation element and a third rotation element operated as an output element, and a second planetary gear set disposed on the second shaft including a fourth rotation element, a fifth rotation element, and a sixth rotation element. A planetary gear train may further include four transfer gears connecting rotation elements of the second planetary gear set with the first shaft and rotation elements of the first planetary gear set, and frictional elements connecting rotation elements with each other or with the first shaft and brakes connecting with the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chang Wook Lee, Kangsoo Seo, Jae Chang Kook, Jongsool Park, Myonghoon Noh
  • Patent number: 9117276
    Abstract: Provided are a method and a system for the correction of an optical satellite image, the method including: a first step in which a satellite image judgment unit inputs and receives a plurality of satellite images divided according to spectral information and judges whether or not some area is a missing satellite image; a second step in which when the satellite image judgment unit judges that the some areas is the missing satellite images, a first interpolation unit inputs and receives the plurality of satellite images and carries out one-dimensional interpolation for each satellite image; a third step in which a second interpolation unit carries out two-dimensional interpolation for each satellite image in which the one-dimensional interpolation is carried out; and a fourth step in which a satellite image composing unit composes a corrected satellite image by gathering each satellite image in which the two-dimensional interpolation is carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: KOREA METEOROLOGICAL ADMINISTRATION
    Inventors: Chang Wook Lee, Min Ji Cho, Zhong Lu, Young Jean Choi
  • Patent number: 9109673
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission may include an input shaft, an output shaft, a compound planetary gear set disposed on the output shaft, and including a first rotation element selectively connected to the input shaft through two paths respectively having an externally-meshed gear and operated as a selective fixed element, a second rotation element selectively connected to the input shaft through one path having an externally-meshed gear and operated as a selective fixed element, a third rotation element connected to the output shaft, and a fourth rotation element selectively connected to the input shaft through one path having an externally-meshed gear, three transfer gears forming the externally-meshed gears, and friction elements provided with clutches selectively connecting the first, second, and fourth rotation elements to the input shaft and brakes selectively connecting the first and second rotation elements to a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chang Wook Lee, Kangsoo Seo, Jae Chang Kook, Jongsool Park, Myonghoon Noh
  • Patent number: 9097320
    Abstract: A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission may include: a first input shaft; a second parallel shaft; a compound planetary gear set on the second shaft, and including a first rotation element engageable with the first shaft through two paths respectively having an external gear, a second rotation element connected to an output gear so as to be operated as an output element, a third rotation element engageable with the first shaft through one path having an external gear and selectively fixed, and a fourth rotation element engageable with the first shaft through one path having an external gear and selectively fixed; four transfer gears forming the external gears; frictional elements including clutches selectively connecting the first, third, and fourth rotation elements to the first shaft and brakes selectively connecting the third and fourth rotation elements to a transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chang Wook Lee, Kangsoo Seo, Jae Chang Kook, Jongsool Park, Myonghoon Noh