Patents by Inventor Ki Jin AHN

Ki 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).

  • Publication number: 20240099360
    Abstract: A smoking article according to an example embodiment include a medium receiver filled with a plurality of medium granules, a humectant receiver located on one side of the medium receiver and configured to generate an aerosol, and a filter located on the other side of the medium receiver. The plurality of medium granules are 0.25 mm or more in diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyeon Tae KIM, Sun Hwan JUNG, Min Hee HWANG, Ki Jin AHN
  • Publication number: 20240099364
    Abstract: One or more embodiments relate to a cellulose acetate tow, a filter including the same, and an aerosol generating article including the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Hee HWANG, Man Seok SEO, Chang Jin PARK, Ki Jin AHN
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230157352
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a smoking article including a smoking material portion which is wrapped with a smoking material wrapper, a filter portion which has an upstream end combined with the smoking material portion and is wrapped with a filter wrapper, and a tipping paper which wraps around the filter portion and at least a portion of the smoking material portion so that the smoking material portion and the filter portion are combined, wherein a design printing layer, an overprint (OP) coating layer, and a sweetener coating layer are disposed on a surface of the tipping paper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Hwan LEE, Ho Rim SONG, Man Seok SEO, Dong Kyun KO, Soo Ho KIM, In Beom SONG, Ki Jin AHN, Youn Keun OH, Hyung Joo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220386687
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a smoking material wrapper which includes cigar fibers and at least one vanilla material from among vanillin, ethyl vanillin, and ethyl vanillin glucoside, and a smoking article including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nae Oh CHUNG, Ki Jin AHN, Chul Hee LEE, Han Jin KIM, Kwang Ho CHA, Kwang Won KANG
  • Publication number: 20220386686
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wrapper for an aerosol generating article includes applying an adhesive to one surface of a metal layer and attaching a first paper layer thereto, applying the adhesive to the other surface of the metal layer and attaching thereto a second paper layer different from the first paper layer, and drying the adhesive applied between the metal layer and the first paper layer and the adhesive applied between the metal layer and the second paper layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki-Jin AHN, Jong Yeol KIM, Soo Ho KIM, Kyengbae MA, Man Seok SEO, Jin Chul YANG, Bong Su CHEONG
  • Publication number: 20220304370
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a tube filter production device including a tube filter exterior forming case into which one or more filter tows are introduced and from which a tubular rod formed from the one or more filter tows is discharged, a tube filter forming bar extending in an inner region of the tube filter exterior forming case in order to form a hollow of the tubular rod, and a steam chamber having at least one steam nozzle in communication with the inner region of the tube filter exterior forming case and configured to supply steam to the one or more filter tows through the steam nozzle, wherein the tube filter forming bar has a duct extending in a longitudinal direction of the tube filter forming bar and a flavoring nozzle formed in a downstream end region of the tube filter forming bar to deliver a flavoring liquid or a moisturizing liquid supplied through the duct to the hollow of the tubular rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Chul YANG, Jong Yeol KIM, Soo Ho KIM, Bong Su CHEONG, Ki Jin AHN
  • Publication number: 20220264938
    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: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Jin AHN, Soo Ho KIM, Jong Yeol KIM, Chang Jin PARK, Jin Chul YANG
  • Publication number: 20220256906
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soo Ho KIM, Ki Jin AHN, Young Rim HAN, Jong Yeol KIM, Chang Jin PARK
  • Publication number: 20220132913
    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: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Chul YANG, Jong Yeol KIM, Ki Jin AHN, Bong Su CHEONG, Hee Tae JUNG
  • Publication number: 20200359678
    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: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Chul YANG, Soo Ho KIM, Jong Yeol KIM, Man Seok SEO, Ki Jin AHN, In Hyeog OH