Patents by Inventor Joohang Lee

Joohang 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: 20240133105
    Abstract: A drive system of a washing machine includes a rotor shaft and an output shaft; an n:1 stage positioned on the rotor shaft; a 1:1 stage positioned behind the n:1 stage, coupled to the rotor shaft and integrally rotating with the rotor shaft; a planetary gear set including a ring gear shaft surrounding a part of a circumference of the rotor shaft, and transmitting a rotational force of the rotor shaft to the output shaft at a ratio of 1:1 or by reducing at a gear ratio of n:1; a dynamic clutch coupled to the ring gear shaft between the n:1 stage and the 1:1 stage, moving in an axial direction on the ring gear shaft, and integrally rotating with the ring gear shaft; and a clutch driving portion for moving the dynamic clutch in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Joohang KANG, Youngchan AHN, Junggu LEE, Yongsik PARK
  • Publication number: 20240133106
    Abstract: A drive system of a washing machine includes a housing, a motor, a rotor shaft coupled to the motor and the housing, an output shaft having a part within the rotor shaft and coupled to the housing, a planetary gear set coupled to the rotor shaft and the output shaft, and an actuator configured to move the planetary gear set in a vertical direction. When the planetary gear set is moved to one side, a part of the planetary gear set is coupled to the rotor shaft to transmit a rotational force of the rotor shaft to the output shaft at a ratio of 1:1. When the planetary gear set is moved to other side, another part of the planetary gear set is coupled to the housing to reduce the rotational force of the rotor shaft at a gear ratio of n:1 and transmit it to the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Joohang KANG, Youngchan AHN, Junggu LEE
  • Publication number: 20240133107
    Abstract: A drum washing machine includes an inner tub and a drive system coupled to the inner tub. The drive system includes a housing, a motor disposed on one side of the housing, a rotor shaft coupled to the motor and bearing-coupled to the housing, an output shaft bearing-coupled to the housing, and wherein at least part of the output shaft is disposed in the rotor shaft, a planetary gear set that a part of the planetary gear set is spline-coupled to the rotor shaft, and other part of the planetary gear set is spline-coupled to the output shaft, and an actuator moving the planetary gear set in a horizontal direction, wherein, the housing is integrally formed with the inner tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Joohang KANG, Youngchan AHN, Junggu LEE
  • Publication number: 20240023336
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for apparatuses and systems including integrated circuit devices. In some embodiments, an integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor substrate including a memory cell area and a connection area, a gate stack including a plurality of word line gate layers and a plurality of insulating layers and having a step structure in the connection area, a word line cut region passing through the plurality of word line gate layers in the memory cell area and the connection area and extending in a third direction, a plurality of first channel structures disposed on the memory cell area, a string select line gate layer disposed on the gate stack in the memory cell area, a plurality of second channel structures passing through the string select line gate layer, and a string select line cut region passing through the string select line gate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kangmin Kim, Seungje Oh, Joohang Lee
  • Patent number: 9791030
    Abstract: A circuit for controlling hydraulic pressure of a torque converter that includes an engagement hydraulic pressure chamber independently installed in a fluid operation chamber enclosed by a front cover and an impeller and having engagement hydraulic pressure supplied to engage a lock-up clutch may include a torque converter control valve stably decreasing line pressure and supplying the decreased line pressure as operation hydraulic pressure of the torque converter, a torque converter pressure control valve controlled by a linear solenoid valve to control D range pressure and supply the controlled D range pressure to the engagement hydraulic pressure chamber, and a lock-up switch valve controlled by the linear solenoid valve to supply the hydraulic pressure supplied from the torque converter control valve as control pressure of the torque converter pressure control valve and supply exhaust hydraulic pressure of the torque converter as control pressure of the torque converter control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyunjun Son, Joohang Lee, Sunghoon Park
  • Publication number: 20160003335
    Abstract: A circuit for controlling hydraulic pressure of a torque converter that includes an engagement hydraulic pressure chamber independently installed in a fluid operation chamber enclosed by a front cover and an impeller and having engagement hydraulic pressure supplied to engage a lock-up clutch may include a torque converter control valve stably decreasing line pressure and supplying the decreased line pressure as operation hydraulic pressure of the torque converter, a torque converter pressure control valve controlled by a linear solenoid valve to control D range pressure and supply the controlled D range pressure to the engagement hydraulic pressure chamber, and a lock-up switch valve controlled by the linear solenoid valve to supply the hydraulic pressure supplied from the torque converter control valve as control pressure of the torque converter pressure control valve and supply exhaust hydraulic pressure of the torque converter as control pressure of the torque converter control valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Hyunjun SON, Joohang LEE, Sunghoon PARK
  • Patent number: 8528712
    Abstract: An auto transmission hydraulic control apparatus may include six friction elements that of which two friction elements operate to achieve a corresponding to each stage by hydraulic pressure, five direct-controlled solenoid valves that individually and directly control hydraulic pressure to four friction elements and equally and directly control hydraulic pressure to the other two friction elements, an on-off solenoid valve converting output state and non-output state of hydraulic pressure, a switch valve in which one side of a valve spool is supplied by a spring to selectively supply hydraulic pressure from one of the direct-controlled solenoid valves, equally and directly controlling the hydraulic pressure supplied to the two friction element, in accordance with whether hydraulic pressure from on-off solenoid valve is applied to the other side thereof, and four fail-safe valves disposed between the direct-controlled solenoid valves and the friction elements to structurally limit available arrangements of the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Joohang Lee, Hyukjun Lee, Jongsool Park, Hyunjun Son
  • Publication number: 20120073688
    Abstract: An auto transmission hydraulic control apparatus may include six friction elements that of which two friction elements operate to achieve a corresponding to each stage by hydraulic pressure, five direct-controlled solenoid valves that individually and directly control hydraulic pressure to four friction elements and equally and directly control hydraulic pressure to the other two friction elements, an on-off solenoid valve converting output state and non-output state of hydraulic pressure, a switch valve in which one side of a valve spool is supplied by a spring to selectively supply hydraulic pressure from one of the direct-controlled solenoid valves, equally and directly controlling the hydraulic pressure supplied to the two friction element, in accordance with whether hydraulic pressure from on-off solenoid valve is applied to the other side thereof, and four fail-safe valves disposed between the direct-controlled solenoid valves and the friction elements to structurally limit available arrangements of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicants: Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Joohang Lee, Hyukjun Lee, Jongsool Park, Hyunjun Son
  • Patent number: 7604302
    Abstract: The parking brake system that restricts or releases a parking gear by using an operational force by hydraulic pressure that is generated or removed according to whether the engine works and an operational force by an electromagnetic force, includes a position valve that outputs operational pressure supplied from a hydraulic pressure supplier, to a pressure control valve corresponding to a shift range including a parking range, a parking releasing valve that outputs operational pressure supplied from position valve at the other shift ranges than a parking range, a main actuator that releases a parking gear when an operational force is transmitted from parking releasing valve and restricts the parking gear when the operational force is removed, and/or a sub-actuator that releases the parking gear by providing an operational force to main actuator only when an engine works.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Joohang Lee, Hongseop Kim, Jinhee Lee, Wooyeol Kim