Patents by Inventor Jong-Sub Lee

Jong-Sub 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: 20240237716
    Abstract: A body for an aerosol generating device includes: a housing assembly including an accommodation space for receiving at least a portion of a cartridge; a battery for supplying power to the cartridge received in the accommodation space; a first printed circuit board located inside the housing assembly; and a bracket located inside the housing assembly and supporting the first printed circuit board and the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Kyeong LEE, Jong Sub LEE, Byung Sung CHO
  • Patent number: 12035754
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a heater for heating an aerosol generating material, a battery for supplying power to the heater, and a controller, and reduces unnecessary power consumption by detecting the moment of actual use of the aerosol generating device and resetting or updating the baseline of a puff sensor only for such actual use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Min Lee, Jong Sub Lee, Dong Bum Kwon, Jin Soo Seong
  • Publication number: 20240225102
    Abstract: The aerosol generating device includes: a cartridge including a mouthpiece movable between an open position and a closed position, and a body portion storing an aerosol generating material and including a first airflow passage in which airflow moves; and a main body including a coupling portion detachably coupled to the cartridge, and a holding portion holding the mouthpiece in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Kyeong LEE, Jong Sub LEE, Byung Sung CHO
  • Publication number: 20240225117
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a housing; a first printed circuit board arranged to extend along one surface of the housing; and a second printed circuit board arranged in the housing, and on which a processor configured to generate a control signal is mounted, the second printed circuit board extending in a direction crossing a direction in which the one surface of the housing extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Kyeong LEE, Min Kyu KIM, Jung Ho KIM, Jong Sub LEE, Hyung Seok LEE, Heon Jun JEONG
  • Publication number: 20240225103
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a cartridge including a storage for storing the aerosol generating material and a first airflow passage through which airflow moves along a path surrounding the storage; and a main body including a coupling portion to which the cartridge is detachably coupled, wherein a gap is formed between the main body and the cartridge such that external air flows into the aerosol generating device through the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Kyeong LEE, Jong Sub LEE, Byung Sung CHO
  • Patent number: 12029238
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Ho Han, Jang Uk Lee, Hun Il 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
  • Patent number: 12022876
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an aerosol generating device includes: a main body including an accommodation space into which a cartridge, that is detachable, is configured to be inserted; a battery provided in the main body and configured to supply power to power consumption components included in the main body; a feedback line configured to feedback electrical connection between a heater in the cartridge and the main body based on the cartridge being inserted into the accommodation space; and a controller configured to change a mode of the aerosol generating device to a use mode based on a feedback signal being received through the feedback line when the aerosol generating device is set to a shipping mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Kyeong Lee, Jong Sub Lee, Min Kyu Kim, Byung Sung Cho
  • Publication number: 20240196990
    Abstract: Provided is a method of cleaning an aerosol generating device, the method including: receiving a user input for performing a cleaning operation; obtaining information about a performance history of the cleaning operation in response to the user input; setting a mode of the cleaning operation to one of a plurality of cleaning modes based on the information about the performance history; and performing the cleaning operation according to the set cleaning mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Min LEE, Jong Sub LEE, Dae Nam HAN, Paul Joon SUNWOO
  • Publication number: 20240188628
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article according to one aspect of the present disclosure may include a tobacco medium portion, a filter portion disposed to be spaced apart from the tobacco medium portion, a wrapper surrounding the tobacco medium portion and the filter portion, and a cooling portion surrounded by the tobacco medium portion, the filter portion, and the wrapper so as to have a space therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ju Hwan LEE, Jeong Hoo KIM, Min Kyu KIM, Jung Ho KIM, Ju Eon PARK, Jong Sub LEE, Byung Sung CHO, Jung Ho HAN
  • Publication number: 20240188629
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article according to one aspect of the present disclosure may include a tobacco medium portion and a filter portion coupled to a side of the tobacco medium portion and cooling and filtering an aerosol delivered from the tobacco medium portion. The filter portion may include a first filter segment disposed to be spaced apart from the tobacco medium portion and filtering the aerosol, an inner wrapper surrounding the first filter segment and extending toward the tobacco medium portion, and a second filter segment surrounded by the tobacco medium portion, the first filter segment, and the inner wrapper so as to have a space therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ju Hwan LEE, Jeong Hoo KIM, Min Kyu KIM, Jung Ho KIM, Ju Eon PARK, Jong Sub LEE, Byung Sung CHO, Jung Ho HAN
  • Patent number: 12004562
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a cartridge configured to generate aerosol from an aerosol generating material; and a main body comprising an accommodation space for accommodating the cartridge, wherein an airflow passage for introducing external air is formed between a wall of the main body adjoining the accommodation space and a wall of the cartridge when the cartridge is accommodated in the accommodation space of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Sub Lee, Jae Min Lee, Dae Nam Han, Jin Soo Seong, Sung Wook Yoon, Won Kyeong Lee
  • Patent number: 11992052
    Abstract: An atomizer includes a liquid delivery element configured to absorb an aerosol generating material of a liquid storage and a wire configured to heat the aerosol generating material and wound on a surface of the liquid delivery element, wherein the wire is wound in a spiral shape such that coils of the wire are spaced apart from each other by a certain distance on the surface of the liquid delivery element, one of end portions of the wire is in contact with a first portion of the surface of the liquid delivery element, and the other one of the end portions of the wire is in contact with a second portion of the surface of the liquid delivery element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Min Lee, Dong Bum Kwon, Jin Soo Seong, Jong Sub Lee
  • Patent number: 11992056
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for generating an aerosol by induction heating, the apparatus including: at least one susceptor formed in an elongated structure extending in a longitudinal direction of a cigarette to be accommodated in the apparatus, and arranged to be inserted into the cigarette to heat the cigarette; an ejector including an accommodating space for accommodating the cigarette, and an opening formed at one end of the accommodating space so that the cigarette is inserted in the accommodating space, wherein the at least one susceptor is arranged opposite the one end in the accommodating space, and the ejector is detached from and attached to the apparatus together with the at least one susceptor; and a coil arranged to surround the ejector along the longitudinal direction when the ejector is coupled to the apparatus, and configured to apply an alternating magnetic field to the at least one susceptor so that the at least one susceptor generates heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Kyu Park, Jong sub Lee, Seung Won Lee, Jae Min Lee, Soung Ho Ju
  • Patent number: 11980231
    Abstract: An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating device including an induction coil that performs a heating operation for heating a susceptor arranged in a cigarette insertion portion and a charging operation for receiving electric power from the outside to charge a power supply, and a charging device including a transmission coil that transmits electric power to the induction coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Won Lee, Sung Wook Yoon, Sang Kyu Park, Jong Sub Lee
  • Patent number: 11980225
    Abstract: A cartridge for mounting on a main body of an aerosol generating device includes: a liquid storage extending in a longitudinal direction of the cartridge to form an outer wall of the cartridge, the liquid storage including a space accommodating a liquid composition therein; a heater that heats the liquid composition accommodated in the liquid storage to generate an aerosol; and a coupling protrusion including an elastic material, the coupling protrusion protruding from an outer surface of the liquid storage and coupling the main body to the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Wook Yoon, Jae Min Lee, Jong Sub Lee, Dae Nam Han, Dong Bum Kwon, Jin Soo Seong, Won Kyeong Lee
  • Patent number: 11974612
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device and an operation method thereof are disclosed. The aerosol generating device may include a heater for heating an aerosol generating material, a battery for supplying power to the heater, and a controller for dividing a preheating period for preheating the heater into a plurality of sections and controlling so that more power is supplied to the heater in a first section than in a second section among the plurality of sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byung Sung Cho, Won Kyeong Lee, Jong Sub Lee, Dae Nam Han
  • Patent number: 11977199
    Abstract: A device for evaluating characteristics of a target ground containing a metal component is proposed. The device includes a penetration probe having a main frame and a pair of side frames respectively installed at opposite side ends of the main frame, wherein each side frame has a lower end thereof extending downward from the main frame; a plurality of electrodes installed to be exposed to outside on the main frame; an electrode measurement part for measuring apparent chargeability of the target ground by applying power for measurement to the plurality of electrodes; and a main processor for calculating a weight ratio of a metal component of the target ground on the basis of the apparent chargeability measured by the electrode measurement part and calculating a volume ratio of the metal component of the target ground on the basis of the calculated weight ratio of the metal component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jong-Sub Lee, Sang-Yeob Kim, Nam-Sun Kim, Joon-Ki Chun
  • Patent number: 11969018
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, provided is an aerosol generating device including: a receiving portion accommodating a cigarette through an opening formed at one end of the receiving portion; a first susceptor located in the receiving portion; a second susceptor arranged spaced apart from the first susceptor; a third susceptor arranged spaced apart from the first susceptor and the second susceptor; and a coil that induces an alternating magnetic field so that the first to third susceptors generate heat, wherein whether the cigarette is accommodated is determined based on a first temperature profile of the second susceptor and a second temperature profile of the third susceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang Kyu Park, Seung Won Lee, Jong Sub Lee
  • Patent number: 11957166
    Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol generating device is provided, which includes a storage configured to store an aerosol generating material; a heating element configured to generate aerosol by heating the aerosol generating material; an aerosol discharge passage configured to discharge the aerosol in one direction; and a cap coupled to one end of the storage to seal the storage; and a droplet accommodation portion formed in the cap and located on an extension line of the aerosol discharge passage to accommodate droplets formed from the aerosol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Sub Lee, Kyung Moon Ji
  • Patent number: 11957182
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a main body and a cartridge detachably coupled to the main body. The main body includes a controller, a battery, and a first wireless communication unit. The cartridge includes a second wireless communication unit. The controller controls output power of the battery to apply a power pattern to the cartridge, and the first wireless communication unit establishes a wireless connection with the second wireless communication unit when power supplied from the battery to the cartridge matches a preset power pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byung Sung Cho, Won Kyeong Lee, Jong Sub Lee, Dae Nam Han