Patents by Inventor Jin Ahn

Jin Ahn 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).

  • Patent number: 12290097
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a smoking article including a tube filter includes preparing a smoking material portion, a first tube filter flavored by a first flavoring liquid, and a mouthpiece flavored by a second flavoring liquid; and combining and packaging the smoking material portion, the first tube filter, and the mouthpiece with a wrapper, wherein the preparing comprises applying the first flavoring liquid inside the first tube filter through a hollow of the first tube filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Chul Yang, Jong Yeol Kim, Ki Jin Ahn, Bong Su Cheong, Hee Tae Jung
  • Publication number: 20250136353
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a packaging for accommodating an aerosol delivering article. The packaging includes a base paper; a first coating layer on a top of the base paper; and a second coating layer on a bottom of the base paper, the second coating layer includes a water resistant agent, and the aerosol delivering article includes tobacco granules having a pH of 8 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki-jin AHN, Sanghoon LEE, Kyeong Rok JUNG, Young Jin CHOI
  • Publication number: 20250113857
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to tipping paper including a flavored sheet and a smoking article including the same, and more particularly, is to provide tipping paper for smoking articles and tipping paper including the same. The tipping paper, as tipping paper for smoking articles, includes a flavored sheet that includes a cellulose-based polymer, a plasticizer, and a flavoring material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki-Jin AHN, Dong Hyun KIM, Ick Joong KIM, Kyung Bin JUNG, Eun Mi JEOUNG
  • Publication number: 20250098736
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cigarette filter including lyocell tow including a bundle of lyocell fibers, a moisturizer, and a binder, a smoking article including the cigarette filter, and a method of producing the cigarette filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicants: KT & G CORPORATION, KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kyengbae MA, Ki Jin AHN, Jin YANG, Bong Su CHEONG, Sunghoon HA, Seung Dong SEO, Jeong Hun LEE, Jong Cheol JEONG, Sang Woo JIN, Yeong Nam HWANG
  • Patent number: 12245628
    Abstract: Provided are an external heating-type aerosol generating device and a cigarette used therein. Because heat energy is easily transferred to the cigarette, a sufficient amount of smoke may be provided to a user in initial puffs so that the user may have a satisfactory smoking experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Jin Ahn, Soo Ho Kim, Jong Yeol Kim, Chang Jin Park, Jin Chul Yang
  • Publication number: 20250072483
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a paper tube for smoking articles with a flavored sheet, and a smoking article, and more particularly, relates to a paper tube for smoking articles which includes a flavored sheet including a cellulose-based polymer, a plasticizer, and a flavoring material, and to a smoking article including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki-Jin AHN, Dong Hyun KIM, Ick Joong KIM, Kyung Bin JUNG, Eun Mi JEOUNG
  • Publication number: 20250057209
    Abstract: There is provided a smoking material wrapper having micropores, wherein when the smoking material wrapper is divided into three regions at equal intervals from an upstream distal end based on the case where the smoking material wrapper is applied to a smoking article, an average porosity is greater as a region becomes closer to a downstream. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the micropores have a pore size of 10 ?m to 50 ?m, and are formed by a perforation method using plasma. The wrapper may maintain functionality as a wrapping material due to low visibility or the like, and may minimize a dilution ratio decreased due to burning of a smoking material unit while maintaining a basic dilution ratio when the smoking material wrapper is applied to a smoking article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Young KO, Yong Mi JUNG, Sung Min MOON, Chang Jin PARK, Hyeon Tae KIM, Ki Jin AHN
  • Publication number: 20250048927
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic light emitting diode in which an emitting material layer disposed between two electrodes includes a first compound forming a fused ring among a boron atom and at least one of oxygen atom, sulfur atom and a selenium atom, and a second compound forming a fused ring between a boron atom and a nitrogen atom, and an organic light emitting device including the organic light emitting diode. The first compound and the second compound may be included in the same emitting material layer or adjacently disposed emitting material layers. The organic light emitting diode includes the emitting material layer where includes first and second compounds with adjusting their energy levels so that driving voltages of the organic light emitting diode can be lowered and luminous efficiency and luminous lifetime of the organic light emitting diode can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Ryun LEE, Suk Young BAE, Jong Uk KIM, Han Jin AHN, Jun Yun KIM
  • Publication number: 20250029868
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber in which a process with respect to a substrate is performed, a susceptor which is installed in the chamber and on which the substrate is placed, a plurality of lift pins passing through the susceptor to support the substrate, and a plurality of protection plugs protruding from a bottom surface of the susceptor to surround a portion of each of the lift pins protruding from the bottom surface of the susceptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: EUGENE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Doo Yeol RYU, Ho Min CHOI, Wan Suk OH, Sung Gyun SON, Hyo Jin AHN, Sang Don LEE, Woo Young KANG, Se Yeong KIM, Ki Ho KIM, Koon Woo LEE
  • Publication number: 20240426059
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to paper for controlling moisture in a smoking article, which includes uncoated paper and has a basis weight of 220 grams per square meter (g/m2) to 260 g/m2, and a thickness of 280 micrometers (?m) to 320 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki-jin AHN, Sanghoon LEE, Kyeong Rok JUNG, Young Jin CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240407430
    Abstract: A cigarette filter which includes lyocell tow made of a plurality of lyocell fibers and a binder configured to bond the lyocell fibers to each other and has a hardness of 85% or higher is provided. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the cigarette filter has a hardness of 80% or higher even 5 minutes after 20 parts by weight to 25 parts by weight of water is added thereto based on 100 parts by weight of the lyocell tow. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the cigarette filter has a degree of collapse due to moisture of 7% or lower. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the cigarette filter overcomes existing, material-related problems of lyocell tow and has a high hardness and a low degree of collapse due to moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicants: KT & G CORPORATION, KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jin Chul YANG, Kyeng Bae MA, Ki Jin AHN, Bong Su CHEONG, Sung Hoon HA, Jong Cheol JEONG, Sang Woo JIN, Jeong Hun LEE, Seung Dong SEO, Yeong Nam HWANG
  • Patent number: 12161149
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wrapper for a non-combustion-type cigarette used in an aerosol generating device, according to an embodiment, includes manufacturing a reconstituted tobacco sheet by mixing a tobacco material and first pulp, and manufacturing a wrapper by mixing the reconstituted tobacco sheet and second pulp. A wrapper for a non-combustion-type cigarette used in an aerosol generating device has a tensile strength of 3.0 kgf/15 mm or greater, and includes at least one of cigar leaf powder, cigar leaf pieces, and cigar leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soo Ho Kim, Ki Jin Ahn, Young Rim Han, Jong Yeol Kim, Chang Jin Park
  • Publication number: 20240397998
    Abstract: The present invention provides a smoking product filter and a smoking product comprising same, the filter comprising at least two filter parts, wherein at least one of two or more filter parts includes 2-4 holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: KT & G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sooho KIM, Hyeon Tae KIM, Chang Jin PARK, Ki-jin AHN, Wonyoung KO, Sungmin MOON
  • Publication number: 20240393705
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus in which weight of a buffer module may be reduced compared to the apparatus in the related art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun PARK, Seung Hwan LEE, Su Jin AHN, Geon Yup LIM, Jin Ki SHIN, Dong Hoon KANG, Hyun Soo KIM, Kwang Soo KIM, Chang Suk OH, Young Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20240381928
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a paper tube including a flavored sheet and a smoking article including the same, and more particularly, relates to a paper tube for smoking articles which includes a flavored sheet, which includes a cellulose-based polymer, a plasticizer, and a flavoring material, and which is on an inner surface, an outer surface, or both of the paper tube, and to a smoking article including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki-Jin AHN, Dong Hyun KIM, Ick Joong KIM, Kyung Bin JUNG, Eun Mi JEOUNG
  • Patent number: 12144368
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an externally heated aerosol generation device and a cigarette that may provide a sufficient amount of atomization to allow a user to have a satisfactory smoking experience even during an initial puff because thermal energy is easily transferred to the cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soo Ho Kim, Chang Jin Park, Man Seok Seo, Ki Jin Ahn, Jong Yeol Kim, Jin Chul Yang
  • Publication number: 20240373910
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a woven fabric filter including a flavored sheet and a smoking article including the same, and more particularly, to a woven fabric filter including a flavored sheet fiber that is a fiber obtained by cutting a flavored sheet and that includes a cellulose-based polymer, a plasticizer, and a flavoring material, and to a smoking article including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki-Jin AHN, Dong Hyun KIM, Ick Joong KIM, Kyung Bin JUNG, Eunmi JEOUNG
  • Publication number: 20240345906
    Abstract: A failure prediction method of predicting a failure of a storage device includes: identifying at least a portion of telemetry information, stored in a memory, as risk data based on a predetermined first criterion; inputting first data of a first attribute, among the risk data, to a machine learning model; obtaining a first anomaly score output from the machine learning model; detecting whether an anomaly is present in the first attribute, based on whether the first anomaly score satisfies a predetermined second criterion; transmitting an alert, associated with the first attribute, to a host when an anomaly is detected for the first attribute, among the risk data; and receiving feedback, corresponding to the alert, from the host. The machine learning model may receive the risk data to learn a pattern of data, and may output an anomaly score of the received data based on the learned pattern of the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongwong KWON, Ho-Jin AHN, Dohyun CHOI, Sungtae LEE
  • Patent number: 12102119
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article according to an embodiment may include a medium portion, a front end plug disposed to face an upstream end of the medium portion, and a filter portion disposed to face a downstream end of the medium portion, wherein the front end plug includes a channel extending from the upstream end to the downstream end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Chul Yang, Soo Ho Kim, Jong Yeol Kim, Man Seok Seo, Ki Jin Ahn, In Hyeog Oh
  • Publication number: 20240315322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cigarette filter and a method for manufacturing same, and can provide a paper cigarette filter using paper and a cigarette comprising same. A cigarette filter according to one embodiment of the present invention can impart a high degree of smoking satisfaction through high granule stability, and eliminate a burnt taste. Hereinafter, various embodiments related to a cigarette filter and a method for manufacturing same may be possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Jin AHN, Hyeon Tae KIM, Sun Hwan JUNG, Min Hee HWANG