Patents Assigned to KT & G Corporation
  • AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230263222
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the present disclosure includes a body; a cartridge configured to be coupled to the body and comprising: a first container portion having an inner wall defining an elongated insertion space and a chamber formed between an outer wall and the inner wall configured to store a liquid therein, a second container portion adjacent to the first container portion, a wick mounted in the second container portion to be in communication with the chamber, and a heater configured to heat the wick; a sensor disposed adjacent to the cartridge, wherein the sensor is configured to sense electromagnetic properties around; and a shielding unit configured to shield the sensor from external interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jongsub LEE, Minkyu KIM, Jueon PARK, Byungsung CHO
  • MULTI-CARTRIDGE AND AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230263218
    Abstract: A multi-cartridge and an aerosol generation device including the same are provided. The aerosol generation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a first liquid reservoir in which a first liquid composition is stored, a second liquid reservoir in which a second liquid composition different from the first liquid composition is stored, and a vaporizing element configured to vaporize at least one of the first liquid composition and the second liquid composition to generate an aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yong Joon JANG
  • AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230263221
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device includes: a cartridge including a first container, a wick disposed in the first container, the wick including an evaporation passage, a cylindrical outer portion surrounding the evaporation passage, an inner portion, which protrude toward the evaporation passage from the outer portion and extends in the longitudinal direction of the outer portion, and a groove, which is recessed from the inner portion and extends in the longitudinal direction of the outer portion, and a heater disposed in the wick, the heater including a first portion disposed between the outer portion and the inner portion and a second portion exposed through the groove; and a housing having a reception space into which the cartridge is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jongsub LEE, Minkyu KIM, Jueon PARK, Byungsung CHO, Namhyeong KIM
  • AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLES COMPRISING ORGANIC ACIDS
    Publication number: 20230263211
    Abstract: An aerosol generating article includes a first portion including an organic acid, a second portion including a nicotine freebase, a third portion including a cooling material, and a fourth portion including a filter material, wherein a nicotine salt is generated through an acid-base reaction of the organic acid and nicotine freebase that are vaporized by heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chan Min KWON, Tae Kyung LEE, Sun Hwan JUNG
  • Aerosol generation device
    Patent number: 11730195
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a case into which a cigarette is to be inserted; a protrusion pipe of a hollow shape protruding from one end portion of the case and having an opening; a heater installed in the case such that an end portion thereof is positioned inside the protrusion pipe, and configured to generate heat when an electric signal is applied thereto; and a heater fixing portion installed inside the protrusion pipe to support the heater and comprising a round surface that extends from an inner side surface of the protrusion pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jong Sub Lee
  • Aerosol generation device
    Patent number: 11730194
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a case into which a cigarette is to be inserted; a protrusion pipe of a hollow shape protruding from one end portion of the case and having an opening; a heater installed in the case such that an end portion thereof is positioned inside the protrusion pipe, and configured to generate heat when an electric signal is applied thereto; and a heater fixing portion installed inside the protrusion pipe to support the heater and comprising a round surface that extends from an inner side surface of the protrusion pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jong Sub Lee
  • AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230255267
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the present disclosure includes a body having therein an elongated hollow portion; a cartridge coupled to the body and comprising: a first chamber configured to store a liquid; a second chamber disposed adjacent to the first chamber; a wick disposed in the second chamber to receive the liquid from the first chamber; and a heater configured to heat the wick; a connection passage configured to allow communication between the hollow portion and the second chamber of the cartridge; an inflow passage formed at the cartridge to allow external air to enter the second chamber; and a sensor disposed adjacent to the inflow passage and configured to sense flow of air passing through the inflow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taehun KIM
  • AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230255269
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the present disclosure includes a body; a cartridge coupled to the body, wherein the cartridge comprises: a first container providing a storage space, a second container adjacent to the first container, a wick disposed to be in communication with the storage space, and a heater configured to heat the wick; and a light source disposed at the body so as to be adjacent to the cartridge and configured to provide light to the cartridge, wherein the first container includes a window formed to allow light provided by the light source to pass therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jongsub LEE, Minkyu KIM, Jueon PARK, Byungsung CHO
  • Aerosol generating device and method for providing adaptive feedback through puff recognition
    Patent number: 11723412
    Abstract: Provided is a device including: a battery configured to supply power; a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material by receiving power from the battery; a sensor; at least one output unit; and a controller, wherein the controller detects a user's puff by using the sensor and controls at least one output unit based on puff characteristic data based on a result of the detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hun Il Lim, Jong Sub Lee, Dae Nam Han, Jang Uk Lee, Jung Ho Han, Jin Young Yoon, Young Lea Kim, Ji Soo Soo Jang, Wang Seop Lim, Moon Bong Lee, Soung Ho Ju, Du Jin Park, Seong Won Yoon
  • Heater assembly and aerosol generation device comprising same
    Patent number: 11717029
    Abstract: A heater assembly includes a heater extending to correspond to at least a part of a length of a cigarette and comprising one end to be inserted into the cigarette and configured to generate heat when electricity is applied; a first cover coupled to the heater to maintain a position with respect to the heater and comprising one surface that faces toward the end of the heater and extends outward from the heater; and a second cover coupled to another end of the heater and supporting another surface of the first cover facing toward the other end of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Sub Lee, Hwi Kyeong An
  • AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230225415
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device and a control method thereof are provided. The aerosol generation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a liquid supply part configured to supply a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a vaporization element configured to vaporize the supplied liquid aerosol-forming substrate to generate an aerosol in a vaporization space, and an airflow path configured to allow the aerosol generated in the vaporization space to move toward a mouthpiece. Here, the vaporization element, an inlet of the airflow path, and an outlet of the airflow path may be formed in a nonlinear structure, and accordingly, a droplet discharge phenomenon and an airflow path blockage phenomenon may be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chul Ho JANG, Gyoung Min GO, Hyung Jin BAE, Jang Won SEO, Min Seok JEONG, Jong Seong JEONG, Jin Chul JUNG
  • AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED COOLING PERFORMANCE AND FLAVOR PERSISTENCE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230225397
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article with improved cooling performance and flavor persistence and a method of producing the same are provided. The aerosol-generating article according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include an aerosol-forming substrate part and a cooling part disposed downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate part configured to cool an aerosol formed in the aerosol-forming substrate part, and a sheet-type material may be disposed in a rolled or folded form in the cooling part. Here, the sheet-type material is a material including a flavoring and may serve as a cooling material as well as a flavor expressing material to improve flavor persistence and cooling performance of the aerosol-generating article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Hee HWANG, Ki Jin AHN, Ick Joong KIM, Geon Chang LEE, Kyung Bin JUNG, Eun Mi JEOUNG
  • Aerosol generating device and heater assembly for aerosol generating device
    Patent number: 11700886
    Abstract: Provided is a heater assembly for aerosol generating devices, the heater assembly including a thermally conductive element that has a cylindrical shape and includes an accommodation space for accommodating a cigarette, a flexible heater that surrounds at least a portion of an outer surface of the thermally conductive element, and an adhesion member that surrounds the flexible heater such that the flexible heater closely adheres to the thermally conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tae Hun Kim, Hun Il Lim, Jong Sun Park
  • Aerosol generation device including mainstream smoke passage and pressure detection passage
    Patent number: 11700885
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a case into which a cigarette is inserted, a heater disposed in the case and configured to heat the cigarette inserted into the case, a mainstream smoke passage connecting an end portion of the cigarette to the outside, and a pressure detection sensor configured to detect a change in a pressure of air inhaled to pass through the cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Ho Han, Jae Sung Choi, Hun Il Lim, Tae Hun Kim, Hyung Jin Jung
  • Aerosol generation device and heater for aerosol generation device
    Patent number: 11700884
    Abstract: Provided according to an exemplary embodiment is a heater for an aerosol generation device, the heater comprising a plurality of segments combined together to form an insertion portion into which an object-to-be-heated is inserted; one or more electrically conductive tracks printed on one surface of each of the plurality of segments and disposed toward the object-to-be-heated; and an elastic member configured to surround at least a part of the plurality of segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hwi Kyeong An
  • SMOKING ARTICLE INCLUDING BIODEGRADABLE CIGARETTE PAPER
    Publication number: 20230217987
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a smoking article including biodegradable cigarette paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Jin AHN, Man Seok SEO, Soo Ho KIM, Jong Yeol KIM, Kyeng Bae MA, Bong Su CHEONG
  • Aerosol generating device having heater
    Patent number: 11696600
    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: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hun Il Lim, Tae Hun Kim, Jung Ho Han, Sang Kyu Park
  • AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED COOLING PERFORMANCE AND FLAVOR PERSISTENCE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230210163
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article with improved cooling performance and flavor persistence and a method of producing the same are provided. The aerosol-generating article according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include an aerosol-forming substrate part and a cooling part disposed downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate part and configured to cool an aerosol formed in the aerosol-forming substrate part, and a sheet-type material may be disposed on an inner wall of the cooling part. Here, the sheet-type material is a material including a flavoring and may serve as a cooling material as well as a flavor expressing material to improve cooling performance and flavor persistence of the aerosol-generating article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Hee HWANG, Ki Jin AHN, Ick Joong KIM, Geon Chang LEE, Kyung Bin JUNG, Eun Mi JEOUNG
  • AEROSOL GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20230210166
    Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating system including a holder configured to generate aerosol by heating a cigarette; and a cradle including an inner space into which the holder is inserted. The holder is configured to be tiltable with respect the cradle. The holder is inserted into the inner space of the cradle and then tilted to generate the aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Ho HAN, Jang Uk LEE, Hun II LIM, Jong Sub LEE, Dae Nam HAN, Jin Young YOON, Young Lea KIM, Ji Soo JANG, Wang Seop LIM, Moon Bong LEE, Soung Ho JU, Du Jin PARK, Seong Won YOON
  • Electronic cigarette
    Patent number: D993523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: KT&G Corporation
    Inventors: Min Chul Kim, Ho Jin Song, Su Mi Shin