Patents by Inventor Min Hee HWANG

Min Hee HWANG 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: 12262733
    Abstract: Provided herein is a smoking article from which sound is generated. The smoking article according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a filter portion and a smoking material portion, and a sound-generating material including a carbohydrate material may be added to the smoking material portion. The sound-generating material may generate sound as the material burns, and the sound may further provide an auditory effect during smoking. In this way, an improved smoking experience may be provided to the smoker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Hee Hwang, Soo Ho Kim, Chang Jin Park, Won Ho Kim, Jong Yeol Kim, Han Joo Chung, Yong Sook Jin
  • Publication number: 20240365854
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cooling filter and a smoking article including the same, and more particularly, to a cooling filter having a tubular shape with a hollow formed inside, and a main body portion, in which a coating layer is formed on a surface of the hollow, and the coating layer includes alkaline metal chloride, and a smoking article including the same. By using the filter, a smoking article with an effective cooling function and improved tobacco taste and long-lasting smoke flavor may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Hee HWANG, Kyoung Hwan OH, Moon Won KIM, Yongmi JUNG, Man Seok SEO
  • Publication number: 20240360285
    Abstract: Provided is a biodegradable film for cigarette packaging, the film including a first film layer applied such that one surface thereof faces a cigarette product, a third film layer applied such that one surface thereof is exposed to the outside, and a second film layer positioned between the first film layer and the third film layer. In the biodegradable film, the first film layer, the second film layer and the third film layer are each formed with different compositions, and at least one of the first film layer, the second film layer and the third film layer includes a biodegradable material. The biodegradable film has a biodegradation rate of 90% or more after 60 days, and has an outer surface kinetic friction coefficient of 0.3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoung Hwan OH, Soo Ho KIM, Man Seok SEO, Min Hee HWANG
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20240298698
    Abstract: A smoking article according to an example embodiment includes a medium receiver filled with a plurality of medium granules, a humectant receiver on one side of the medium receiver and configured to generate an aerosol and a filter on the other side of the medium receiver. The plurality of medium granules have an atypical shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: KT & G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyeon Tae KIM, Sun Hwan JUNG, Min Hee HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240284967
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a filter for cigarettes and a method of preparing the filter, and provides a paper filter for cigarettes using paper and a cigarette including the paper filter. The filter for cigarettes provides a high level of satisfaction in smoking through high granular seating stability and eliminates a burnt taste. Various embodiments described herein in relation to the filter for cigarettes and the method of preparing the filter may be applicable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Jin AHN, Hyeon Tae KIM, Sun Hwan JUNG, Min Hee HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240286812
    Abstract: Provided is a biodegradable film for cigarette packaging, the film including a first film layer applied such that one surface thereof faces a cigarette product, a third film layer applied such that one surface thereof is exposed to the outside, and a second film layer positioned between the first film layer and the third film layer. In the biodegradable film, the first film layer, the second film layer and the third film layer are each formed with different compositions, and at least one of the first film layer, the second film layer and the third film layer includes a biodegradable material. The biodegradable film has a biodegradation rate of 90% or more after 60 days, and has a heat shrink ratio of 4.0% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoung Hwan OH, Min Hee HWANG, Soo Ho KIM, Man Seok SEO
  • Publication number: 20240277027
    Abstract: Provided are a flavored sheet with improved surface roughness, a smoking article including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. A method of manufacturing a flavored sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include preparing a sheet composition by mixing a hydrocolloid material, a solvent, a powdered material, and a flavor and drying the prepared sheet composition. The powdered material may improve the surface roughness of the flavored sheet, thereby ultimately enhancing the mixability of the flavored sheet with respect to a cut filler-type tobacco material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Geon Chang LEE, Ick Joong KIM, Kyung Bin JUNG, Eun Mi JEOUNG, Min Hee HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240245106
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a filter for cigarettes and a method of preparing the filter, and include a paper filter for cigarettes using paper and a cigarette including the paper filter. The filter for cigarettes provides a high level of satisfaction in smoking through high granular seating stability and eliminates a burnt taste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Jin AHN, Hyeon Tae KIM, Sun Hwan JUNG, Min Hee HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240225086
    Abstract: A flavoring sheet with improved physical properties, a smoking article including the same, and methods of producing the flavoring sheet and the smoking article are provided. The flavoring sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a hydrocolloid material configured to form a sheet, a flavoring, and a plasticizer. The plasticizer can improve physical properties of the flavoring sheet and thus enhance workability of a process of cutting the flavoring sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Geon Chang LEE, Ick Joong KIM, Kyung Bin JUNG, Eun Mi JEOUNG, Min Hee HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240206529
    Abstract: A sound-generating flavoring sheet and a smoking article including the same are provided. The smoking article according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a smoking material portion, a filter portion, and a wrapper configured to wrap around at least a portion of the smoking material portion. Here, by a porous flavoring sheet that serves as a sound generating element being applied to at least a portion of the smoking material portion or the wrapper, an improved smoking experience can be provided to the smoker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Ick Joong KIM, Geon Chang LEE, Kyung Bin JUNG, Eun MI JEOUNG, Min Hee HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240188623
    Abstract: An aerosol generation product with a low ignition propensity is provided. An aerosol generation product according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is used together with an aerosol generation device, and may include an aerosol formation substrate portion, a filter portion, and a wrapper formed of a flame-retardant paper material and wrapped around at least a portion of the aerosol formation substrate portion. The flame-retardant paper material may improve smoking safety of a user by reducing a possibility of ignition of the wrapper due to an abnormally high temperature during smoking, and may prevent in advance the user from experiencing unintentional smoking, by reducing the possibility of ignition of the aerosol generation product due to an act of ignition by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chang Jin PARK, Soo Ho KIM, Ki Jin AHN, Bong Su CHEONG, Min Hee HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240172788
    Abstract: Provided are a smoking article having improved flavor persistence and a manufacturing method thereof, the smoking article including: a smoking material portion: a filter portion: and a wrapper wrapping at least a portion of the smoking material portion, wherein flavor persistence of the smoking article is improved by applying a flavoring sheet including a hydrocolloid material and flavoring to the wrapper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ick Joong KIM, Geong Cgang LEE, Kyung Bin Jung, Eun Mi JEOUNG, Min Hee HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240156150
    Abstract: A flavoring sheet with an enhanced flavor holding amount and flavor retention and a smoking article including the same are provided. The flavoring sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a hydrocolloid material configured to form a sheet, an emulsifier, and a fat-soluble flavoring. The emulsifier may serve as a cross-link between the water-soluble hydrocolloid material and the fat-soluble flavoring and increase a flavor holding amount and flavor retention of the flavoring sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Geon Chang LEE, Ick Joong KIM, Kyung Bin JUNG, Eun Mi JEOUNG, Min Hee HWANG
  • Publication number: 20240130419
    Abstract: A flavoring sheet with improved physical properties, a smoking article including the same, and methods of producing the flavoring sheet and the smoking article are provided. The flavoring sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a hydrocolloid material configured to form a sheet, a flavoring, and a plasticizer. The plasticizer can improve physical properties of the flavoring sheet and thus enhance workability of a process of cutting the flavoring sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Geon Chang LEE, Ick Joong KIM, Kyung Bin JUNG, Eun Mi JEOUNG, Min Hee HWANG
  • 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: 20240008525
    Abstract: A nicotine sheet and an aerosol-generating article including the same are provided. The nicotine sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a nicotine material which includes a nicotine component and a cellulose-based material which forms a sheet. The nicotine sheet may, when heated, slowly release the nicotine component fixed therein and thus can improve persistence of a tobacco smoke taste of an aerosol-generating article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyung Bin JUNG, Ick Joong KIM, Geon Chang LEE, Eun Mi JEOUNG, Min Hee HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230413892
    Abstract: A tobacco extract sheet, a method of producing the same, and a smoking article including the same are provided. The tobacco extract sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may be produced from a sheet-producing liquid which includes a first tobacco extract solution, a second tobacco extract solution, and a sheet-forming agent, wherein the first tobacco extract solution may include water as an extraction solvent, and the second tobacco extract solution may include a material other than water as an extraction solvent. The tobacco extract sheet produced in this way may be applied to a smoking article and may significantly improve persistence of a tobacco smoke taste of the smoking article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyung Bin JUNG, Ick Joong KIM, Geon Chang LEE, Eun Mi JEOUNG, Min Hee HWANG
  • Publication number: 20230292841
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device providing a customized smoking experience and an aerosol-generating article applied thereto are provided. The aerosol generation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a housing which forms an accommodation space for accommodating an aerosol-generating article, and a heater part configured to heat the aerosol-generating article accommodated in the accommodation space to generate an aerosol. Here, the aerosol-generating article may include an aerosol-forming substrate part and an additive accommodation part in which an additive is accommodated, and the heater part may include a user control-type heater configured to heat the additive accommodation part. The user control-type heater may heat the additive accommodation part on the basis of a user input to provide a customized smoking experience according to a user's preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eun Mi JEOUNG, Ick Joong KIM, Geon Chang LEE, Kyung Bin JUNG, Min Hee HWANG