Patents by Inventor Hun II LIM
Hun II LIM 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).
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Publication number: 20240148068Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an accommodation space in which an aerosol generating article is accommodated and an air flow path through which fluid moves inside the housing, wherein a volume of the air flow path is variable.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Dong Sung KIM, Young Bum KWON, Yong Hwan KIM, Hun II LIM
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Publication number: 20240138475Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a housing including a hole for receiving an aerosol generating article and a guide apart from the hole; and a cover configured to move along the guide between a first position and a second position to open or close the hole, wherein the hole is open when the cover is located in the first position, and the hole is closed when the cover is located in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Dong Sung KIM, Yong Hwan KIM, Hun II LIM, Seok Su JANG
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Patent number: 11871787Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, provided is an aerosol generation apparatus including: a liquid cartridge comprising a storage unit configured to store an aerosol-generating substrate which is liquid-type and an atomizer configured to generate aerosol by heating the aerosol-generating substrate; a mouth tip located at one end of the aerosol generation apparatus and comprising a filter unit configured to adsorb at least one material included in the generated aerosol; and an aerosol heating unit configured to heat the generated aerosol when the generated aerosol is inhaled by a user through the mouth tip.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: 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
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Patent number: 11849762Abstract: An electronic cigarette control device includes: a communicator configured to establish a communication connection with at least one device; and a processor configured to control an electronic cigarette according to a control message with respect to the electronic cigarette, the control message being received from the at least one device through the established communication connection.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Jong Sub Lee, Dae Nam Han, Jung Ho Han, Hun Ii Lim, Jang Uk Lee, Jin Young Yoon, Young Lea Kim, Ji Soo Jang, Wang Seop Lim, Moon Bong Lee, Soung Ho Ju, Du Jin Park, Seong Won Yoon
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Patent number: 11812786Abstract: An electronic cigarette control device includes: a communicator configured to establish a communication connection with at least one device; and a processor configured to control an electronic cigarette according to a control message with respect to the electronic cigarette, the control message being received from the at least one device through the established communication connection.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Jong Sub Lee, Dae Nam Han, Jung Ho Han, Hun Ii Lim, Jang Uk Lee, Jin Young Yoon, Young Lea Kim, Ji Soo Jang, Wang Seop Lim, Moon Bong Lee, Soung Ho Ju, Du Jin Park, Seong Won Yoon
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Publication number: 20230210166Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20220295886Abstract: A vaporizer includes a liquid storage for storing an aerosol generating material, an upper cap having a liquid inlet through which the aerosol generating material is introduced, a lower cap coupled to the upper cap to form an aerosol generating space together with the upper cap, a liquid delivery element that is arranged in the aerosol generating space and absorbs the aerosol generating material delivered from the liquid storage, and a heating element that generates an aerosol by heating the aerosol generating material absorbed by the liquid delivery element, wherein the lower cap may include a support groove for supporting at least part of the liquid delivery element and inner walls facing both ends of the liquid delivery element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Tae Hun KIM, Hun II LIM, Hyung Jin JUNG, Jae Sung CHOI, Jung Ho HAN
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Publication number: 20220071301Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may include a first heater for generating a first aerosol and a second heater for heating a second aerosol-generating substrate, and may significantly increase the initial atomization amount of the aerosol generating device by heating the second heater based on a preheating time of the first heater in a preheating section for increasing the temperatures of the first heater and the second heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Hyung Jin JUNG, Tae Hun KIM, Hun II LIM, Jae Sung CHOI, Jung Ho HAN
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Publication number: 20210112868Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, provided is an aerosol generation apparatus including: a liquid cartridge comprising a storage unit configured to store an aerosol-generating substrate which is liquid-type and an atomizer configured to generate aerosol by heating the aerosol-generating substrate; a mouth tip located at one end of the aerosol generation apparatus and comprising a filter unit configured to adsorb at least one material included in the generated aerosol; and an aerosol heating unit configured to heat the generated aerosol when the generated aerosol is inhaled by a user through the mouth tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20210106051Abstract: Provided are an aerosol generating apparatus including a cigarette insertion portion into which a cigarette is insertable; and a vaporizer configured to heat a liquid composition to generate aerosol and discharge the generated aerosol toward the inserted cigarette such that the generated aerosol passes through the cigarette inserted into the cigarette insertion portion, and a cradle for receiving the aerosol generating apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Jung Ho HAN, Hun II LIM, Jong Sub LEE, Dae Nam HAN, Jin Young YOON, Young Lea KIM, Jang Uk LEE, Ji Soo JANG, Wang Seop LIM, Moon Bong LEE, Soung Ho JU, Du Jin PARK, Seong Won YOON
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Publication number: 20210068454Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device distributing and transmitting power from a battery to two heaters, wherein the aerosol generating device includes the battery, a first heater heating a first aerosol generating substrate, a second heater heating a second aerosol generating substrate, and a controller controlling power supplied from the battery to the first heater and the second heater, wherein the controller controls power to be supplied from the battery to the first heater and the second heater at different times.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Hyung Jin JUNG, Tae Hun KIM, Hun II LIM, Jae Sung CHOI, Jung Ho HAN
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Publication number: 20210051993Abstract: An aerosol-generating article may be fabricated in the form of a bead. For example, the aerosol-generating article may be fabricated in the form of a sphere having a predetermined diameter. Alternatively, the aerosol-generating article may be fabricated in an oval shape, a droplet shape, etc. Also, the aerosol-generating article may be fabricated in various sizes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Min Kyu KIM, Sung Jong KI, Han Joo CHUNG, Yong Sook JIN, Dae Nam HAN, Jung Ho HAN, Tae Hun KIM, Sang Kyu PARK, Hwi Kyeong AN, Jae Min LEE, Jong Sub LEE, Hun II LIM
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Publication number: 20210007393Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided an aerosol generating apparatus including a case into which a cigarette including an electromagnetic inductor is insertable, a heating unit configured to heat the cigarette, a detector that includes a coil and measures a current characteristic value of a current flowing through the coil according to predetermined time information, and a controller that controls operation of the heating unit by comparing the current characteristic value measured by the detector with a predetermined reference current characteristic value, wherein the reference current characteristic value is set based on at least one current characteristic value measured by the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Hyung Jin JUNG, Hun II LIM, Jin Soo SEONG, Jae Sung CHOI
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Publication number: 20210000185Abstract: A method of controlling an aerosol generating device includes measuring a temperature of a heater, selecting one of a plurality of temperature correction algorithms, based on the measured temperature, and correcting the measured temperature by applying the selected temperature correction algorithm. In addition, a method of controlling an aerosol generating device includes measuring a temperature of a heater operating in an operation section including a plurality of sections, determining, from among the plurality of sections, a current section in which the heater is operating, selecting one of a plurality of temperature correction algorithms, based on the selected current section of the heater, and correcting the measured temperature of the heater by applying the selected temperature correction algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Hyung Jin JUNG, Tae Hun KIM, Hun II LIM, Jae Sung CHOI, Jung Ho HAN
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Publication number: 20200359681Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20200352231Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20200337374Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generation device including: a case into which a cigarette is insertable; a heater arranged in the case and configured to heat the cigarette inserted into the case; a mainstream smoke passage connecting an internal end portion of the cigarette to the outside; and a vaporizer configured to heat a liquid composition to generate aerosol and deliver the aerosol to the mainstream smoke passage, wherein at least a portion of the mainstream smoke passage extends in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the cigarette.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Jung Ho HAN, Jae Sung CHOI, Hun II LIM, Tae Hun KIM, Hyung Jin JUNG
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Publication number: 20200281273Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Tae Hun KIM, Hun II LIM, Jong Sun PARK
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Publication number: 20200260791Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an aerosol generating apparatus having a feedback control function includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating substrate to generate an aerosol; a controller configured to generate a control signal for controlling power supplied to the heater; a switch configured to perform a switching operation based on the control signal to supply the power to the heater; and a comparison signal calculator configured to receive a signal by the switching operation to calculate a comparison target signal, wherein the controller is further configured to generate a cut-off signal for stopping the switching operation of the switch based on a comparison value calculated by comparing the comparison target signal with a reference signal exceeding a preset range.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Jae Min LEE, Hun II LIM, Sang Kyu PARK, Seung Won LEE, Hyung Jin JUNG, Young Je KIM
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Publication number: 20200237014Abstract: An electronic cigarette control device includes: a communicator configured to establish a communication connection with at least one device; and a processor configured to control an electronic cigarette according to a control message with respect to the electronic cigarette, the control message being received from the at least one device through the established communication connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Jong Sub LEE, Dae Nam HAN, Jung Ho HAN, Hun II LIM, Jang Uk LEE, Jin Young YOON, Young Lea KIM, Ji Soo JANG, Wang Seop LIM, Moon Bong LEE, Soung Ho JU, Du Jin PARK, Seong Won YOON