Patents Assigned to G+ (S.A.R.L.)
  • HEATER ASSEMBLY FOR AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20250072504
    Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol-generating article, a body arranged to surround the aerosol-generating article; a first cover coupled to a side of the body and comprising a first hole for receiving the aerosol-generating article; and a second cover coupled to another side of the body and comprising a second hole for receiving a power line for supplying power to the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Sung KIM, Yong Hwan KIM, Seung Won LEE, Seok Su JANG, Dae Nam HAN
  • NICOTINE POUCH AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20250072466
    Abstract: Provided is a nicotine pouch including a filler, and a packaging material that wraps the filler, in which the filler includes nicotine, a release control excipient including at least one or more selected from a group consisting of cellulose and sugar alcohol, a binder, a pH adjuster, and a flavoring agent, a content of the nicotine in the filler is 2.5 to 10 wt % with respect to a weight of total solid contents of the filler, a content of the release control excipient in the filler is 5.5 to 36 times the content of nicotine, and the packaging material includes at least two or more selected from a group consisting of pulp, a cellulosic staple fiber, and a thermoplastic fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Jong KI, Eun Mi JEOUNG, Sung Je CHA, Jun Won SHIN
  • AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20250072520
    Abstract: An aerosol generating system according to one embodiment includes a cigarette having a first color band of which color changes in response to humidity, and an aerosol generating device including a main body including an accommodation passage for accommodating the cigarette, a heater for heating the cigarette, a color sensor arranged on one side of the accommodation passage and detecting a color of the first color band, and a controller for determining a humidity state of the cigarette, based on a detected color of the first color band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung KIM, Hun II LIM, Seok Su JANG
  • AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING HEATER MODULE
    Publication number: 20250072506
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aerosol generating device including a heater module that is detachable, wherein the aerosol generating device includes a main body including a controller and a battery, a heater module detachably coupled to the main body and including a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material, and a cartridge detachably coupled to the heater module and configured to store the aerosol generating material to be delivered to the heater, wherein the heater module includes a first terminal configured to electrically connect the cartridge to the heater module when the cartridge is coupled to the heater module, and a second terminal and a third terminal configured to electrically connect the heater module to the controller when the heater module is coupled to the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT & G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Sub LEE, Sun Hwan JUNG, Byung Sung CHO
  • NICOTINE POUCH FILLER AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20250072468
    Abstract: Provided is a nicotine pouch filler including nicotine, a release control excipient including at least one or more selected from a group consisting of cellulose and sugar alcohol, a binder, a pH adjuster, and a flavoring agent, wherein a content of the nicotine is 2.5 to 10 wt % with respect to a weight of total solid contents of the nicotine pouch filler, and a content of the release control excipient is 5.5 to 36 times the content of the nicotine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eun Mi Jeoung, Sung Jong Ki, Sung Je Cha, Jun Won Shin
  • VAPORIZER AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20250072510
    Abstract: Provided is a vaporizer including a storage for storing an aerosol generating material, a generator configured to generate an aerosol from the aerosol generating material, and an accommodating unit including a chamber configured to accommodate the generator, and an inlet configured to introduce air into the chamber, wherein the accommodating unit includes a plurality of walls surrounding the chamber, and at least some of the plurality of walls include an inclined surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT & G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Wook YOON, Tae Hun KIM, Ju Eon PARK, Hyung Jin JUNG, Jung Ho HAN
  • FILLER FOR ORAL POUCH AND ORAL POUCH INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20250072476
    Abstract: Provided are a filler for an oral pouch including specific types and specific content of sugar alcohol, and an oral pouch including the filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Jong KI, Eun Mi Jeoung, Sung Je Cha, Jun Won Shin
  • TOBACCO ROD, AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE USED THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20250072479
    Abstract: A tobacco rod, an aerosol-generating article including the same, and an aerosol generation device used with the aerosol-generating article are provided. The tobacco rod according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a first filter segment, a second filter segment disposed upstream of the first filter segment, and a cavity segment which is formed by the first filter segment and the second filter segment and filled with tobacco granules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chan Min KWON, In Su PARK
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OUTPUTTING INHALATION ABILITY STATE
    Publication number: 20250072515
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, in order to output a status of a suction ability of a user, inhalation information generated based on one or more sensors of an additional device may be received from the additional device connected to an electronic device, the suction ability of the user may be determined based on the inhalation information, a status of the user may be determined by evaluating the suction ability based on a reference suction ability, and a notification message may be generated and output based on the status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Jong KI, Sang Hyun LEE, Jaeseong JEONG
  • FILLER FOR ORAL POUCH AND ORAL POUCH INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20250072473
    Abstract: Provided are a filler for an oral pouch with excellent elution characteristics of an active material, and an oral pouch including the filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Je CHA, Sung Jong Ki, Eun Mi Jeoung, Jun Won Shin
  • VAPORIZER FOR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20250072498
    Abstract: A vaporizer for an aerosol generating device includes a storage unit storing an aerosol generating material, and a heating chamber configured to heat the aerosol generating material, wherein the heating chamber includes a wick extending in a longitudinal direction and configured to absorb the aerosol generating material, a coil wound around the wick and configured to heat the aerosol generating material absorbed into the wick, and an accommodation portion configured to accommodate the wick, a diameter of wire of the coil is 0.15 mm to 0.2 mm, the number of turns of the coil is 6 times to 9 times, and an ohmic loss in the coil is less than 8 watts (W).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ju Eon PARK, Tae Hun KIM, Sung Wook YOON, Hyung Jin JUNG, Jung Ho HAN
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING AEROSOL
    Publication number: 20250072514
    Abstract: A method of providing an aerosol to a user includes receiving biometric information of the user of an electronic device, determining a current state of the user based on the biometric information, when the current state corresponds to a preset target state, generating a target temperature profile by adjusting a default temperature profile based on the current state, and generating an aerosol by heating an aerosol generating substrate in the electronic device based on the target temperature profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT & G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wonkyeong LEE, Min Kyu KIM, Paul Joon SUNWOO
  • Aerosol generating device having a plurality of sensors
    Patent number: 12239168
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing that forms an exterior of the aerosol generating device, and includes an opening into which a cigarette is inserted, a heater that generates an aerosol by heating the cigarette, a battery that supplies power to the heater, a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an internal component of the aerosol generating device, and a controller that prevents abnormal operation of the aerosol generating device based on the temperature of the internal component sensed by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Won Lee, Yong Hwan Kim, Sung Wook Yoon, Dae Nam Han
  • Aerosol generating device
    Patent number: 12239169
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a cartridge including a liquid storage and an atomizer; and a main body including a battery, a puff sensor, and a controller configured to perform pulse width modulation (PWM) control for supplying power from the battery to the atomizer, wherein the controller performs the PWM control at a first duty ratio during a puff period and performs the PWM control at a second duty ratio lower than the first duty ratio during a non-puff period between puff periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Kyeong Lee, Min Kyu Kim, Jong Sub Lee, Byung Sung Cho
  • Aerosol generating device having heater
    Patent number: 12245341
    Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a heater configured to generate aerosol by heating a cigarette, the heater including a first electrically conductive heating element formed along a first path on an electrically insulating substrate, a second electrically conductive heating element formed along a second path on the electrically insulating substrate, and a temperature sensor track formed along a third path in a region between the first path and the second path; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; and a controller configured to control the power supplied from the battery to the heater and monitor a temperature sensed using the temperature sensor track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hun Il Lim, Tae Hun Kim, Jung Ho Han, Sang Kyu Park
  • CARTRIDGE AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20250064134
    Abstract: A cartridge and an aerosol generating device including the same are provided. The cartridge includes: a container shaped to define a first chamber structured to store a liquid; a frame shaped to define a second chamber through which air passes; a plate positioned between the container and the frame and separating the first chamber from the second chamber, wherein the plate is shaped to define a first liquid inlet hole to permit communication between the first chamber and the second chamber; a wick disposed at the second chamber and being in communication with the first chamber through the first liquid inlet hole; a heater configured to heat the wick; and a needle protruding from the plate into the first chamber, wherein the needle gradually narrows as a distance from the plate increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sungwook YOON, Taehun KIM, Jueon PARK, Hyungjin JUNG, Jungho HAN
  • SMOKING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20250064106
    Abstract: Disclosed is a smoking article usable in both heated and combustible types. The smoking article includes a first part including a medium and a wrapper wrapped around the medium and a second part including a multifunctional material having a glass transition temperature of higher than 180° C., wherein the wrapper includes a combustion improver, and the multifunctional material includes a moisturizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hyeon Tae KIM
  • MANDREL ASSEMBLIES FOR A PLUG AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20250067143
    Abstract: A bridge plug for sealing a wellbore includes a mandrel assembly including an inner rod that is solid across a central axis thereof to restrict fluid communication across the mandrel assembly in both a first axial direction and an opposed second axial direction, and an outer rod including a different material than the inner rod and that is distinct from the inner rod whereby the outer rod overlies the inner rod, and a packer disposed about the mandrel assembly, the packer configured to seal the wellbore in response to the bridge plug being actuated from a first position to a second position, wherein the mandrel assembly is configured to apply a compressive force to the packer as the bridge plug is actuated from the first position to the second position and to maintain the compressive force until removed by an external tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP
    Inventors: Timmothy Alain Lee, Joshua Magill
  • TOBACCO FILTER AND SMOKING ARTICLE INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20250064109
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tobacco filter with an excellent exterior appearance. The tobacco filter includes a paper sheet including a pulp fiber, wherein the paper sheet has a bulk in a range of 2 to 4 cm3/g, and the pulp fiber includes at least one of a single fiber having an average coarseness of 13 mg/100 m or higher and a mixed fiber including a sub-pulp fiber and a regenerated fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyeon Tae KIM, Sung Min Moon
  • TOBACCO FILTER AND SMOKING ARTICLE INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20250064110
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tobacco cigarette filter to reduce hazardous smoke components. The tobacco filter includes a paper sheet, wherein the paper sheet includes a pulp fiber and a chitosan fiber, and the pulp fiber includes at least one of a single fiber having an average coarseness of 13 mg/100 m or higher and a mixed fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Min MOON, Hyeon Tae KIM, Chang Jin PARK