Patents by Inventor Sung-Wook Yoon

Sung-Wook Yoon 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: 20240277067
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an aerosol generating device may include a battery, a first control circuit configured to convert power received from the battery into a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal, a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article based on the PWM signal received from the first control circuit, and a second control circuit configured to transmit an instruction for causing the first control circuit to generate the PWM signal, in response to a user input to the first control circuit. The first control circuit may determine abnormal operation of the second control circuit, and the second control circuit may determine abnormal operation of the aerosol generating device. Accordingly, the aerosol generating device may determine a more specific operation state and prevent abnormal operation of the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Sung Wook YOON, Seung Won LEE, Dae Nam HAN
  • Patent number: 12063979
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device and system determine whether an aerosol generating substance is separated from the aerosol generating device based on an amount of change in inductance while power is blocked from being supplied to a heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Sung Wook Yoon, Seung Won Lee, Dae Nam Han
  • Patent number: 12063982
    Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling a temperature of a heater of an aerosol generating device based on temperature and humidity. The method includes detecting an external temperature and an external humidity of the aerosol generating device; determining a temperature profile of the heater; outputting a plurality of adjustment values; determining an adjustment value from among the plurality of adjustment values based on a user input; fine-tuning the temperature profile based on the determined adjustment value; and controlling power supplied to the heater based on the fine-tuned temperature profile, wherein at least one of the temperature profile and the plurality of adjustment values is determined based on at least of the external temperature and the external humidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Dae Nam Han, Sung Wook Yoon, Seung Won Lee
  • Patent number: 12063968
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating substance; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; a thermoelectric element arranged adjacent to the heater, and configured to absorb heat from the heater and convert the absorbed heat into electric power; and a controller configured to charge the battery by using the converted power based on a heating time of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Won Lee, Yong Hwan Kim, Sung Wook Yoon, Dae Nam Han
  • Patent number: 12041970
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing having an opening through which a cigarette is inserted and including a cavity formed therein, a heater heating the cigarette to generate an aerosol, an air flow channel in fluid communication with the outside of the housing to supply air to the cigarette, and an air circulation device arranged in the air flow channel to generate airflow in the air flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sung Wook Yoon
  • Patent number: 12022886
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; a communication interface configured to communicate with an external device; and a processor configured to receive a result of user authorization from the external device through the communication interface and operate based on the result of the user authorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Jeong Hoon Kim, Sung Wook Yoon, Seung Won Lee, Dae Nam Han
  • Patent number: 12011046
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device according to the present disclosure includes a display through which a user can easily grasp information about the state of the aerosol-generating device. The display of the aerosol-generating device outputs at least one indicator, and the user can obtain information of the aerosol-generating device linked with each indicator by touching the indicators output from the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Wook Yoon, Yong Hwan Kim, Seung Won Lee, Dae Nam Han
  • Patent number: 12004567
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: an opening configured to receive a cigarette, an accommodation space configured to accommodate the cigarette inserted through the opening, a coil surrounding the accommodation space and configured to generate an induced magnetic field, a susceptor configured to generate heat due to the induced magnetic field generated from the coil, a heat dissipating structure surrounding the coil and having a double wall structure including a vacuum inner space, a shielding portion configured to block the induced magnetic field generated from the coil and disposed between the coil and the heat dissipating structure, a cigarette recognition sensor configured to detect changes in inductance of the cigarette recognition sensor which is generated by insertion or extraction of the cigarette, and a controller configured to determine whether the cigarette is inserted or extracted, based on the changes in inductance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Won Lee, Yong Hwan Kim, Sung Wook Yoon, Dae Nam 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: 12004569
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an aerosol generating device may include a battery, a first control circuit configured to convert power received from the battery into a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal, a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article based on the PWM signal received from the first control circuit, and a second control circuit configured to transmit an instruction for causing the first control circuit to generate the PWM signal, in response to a user input to the first control circuit. The first control circuit may determine abnormal operation of the second control circuit, and the second control circuit may determine abnormal operation of the aerosol generating device. Accordingly, the aerosol generating device may determine a more specific operation state and prevent abnormal operation of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Kim, Sung Wook Yoon, Seung Won Lee, Dae Nam Han
  • Patent number: 11998053
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device includes a housing having an opening configured to receive an aerosol-generating article; an accommodating space configured to accommodate the aerosol-generating article inserted through the opening; a heat-dissipating structure comprising an inner wall forming the accommodating space, and an outer wall surrounding the inner wall such that an inner space is formed between the inner wall and the outer wall; and a coil arranged between the outer wall and the housing, and configured to generate an induced magnetic field, wherein the inner wall is configured to generate heat by the induced magnetic field generated from the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Wook Yoon, Yong Hwan Kim, Seung Won Lee, Dae Nam Han
  • Publication number: 20240164435
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a tobacco material including a flavor material and a method of preparing the tobacco material. The tobacco material may have a core-shell structure in which a core includes a first tobacco mixture and a flavor material and is surrounded by a shell including a second tobacco mixture, such that the aerosol generating article including the tobacco material generates a characteristic flavor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seok Su JANG, Sun Hwan JUNG, Hyeon Tae KIM, Jun Won SHIN, Dae Nam HAN, Yong Hwan KIM, Sung Wook YOON, Seung Won LEE
  • Patent number: 11980235
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment may include a case including an accommodation space for accommodating at least a part of an aerosol generating article; a heater that heats the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodation space to generate aerosol; and an air circulator that generates air flow to discharge air in the accommodation space to outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sung Wook Yoon
  • 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: 11957180
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a holder configured to generate aerosols; and a cradle which displays, on the display, data obtained from the sensor and an indicator for activating a user interface, outputs through the user interface a plurality of pre-stored temperature profiles in response to a first user input of selecting the indicator, and in response to a second user input of selecting any one of the plurality of the pre-stored temperature profiles, transmits the selected temperature profile to the holder such that the holder controls a temperature profile used to heat an aerosol generating material based on the selected temperature profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Wook Yoon, Seung Won Lee, Dae Nam Han
  • Patent number: 11957171
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device may include a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article; a heater flange supporting one end of the heater; a heat barrier coupled to the heater flange and surrounding the heater without contact; and a housing accommodating the heater and the heat barrier, wherein a fastening member is formed on one of the heater flange and the heat barrier, and an accommodating portion for accommodating the fastening member is formed on the other of the heater flange and the heat barrier, and wherein the heater flange and the heat barrier are coupled to each other by the fastening member and the accommodating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sung Wook Yoon
  • Publication number: 20240108052
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses tobacco material including: a center portion including a flavor material; and an outer portion including a tobacco mixture, wherein the outer portion surrounds the center portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seok Su JANG, Sun Hwan JUNG, Hyeon Tae KIM, Jun Won SHIN, Dae Nam HAN, Yong Hwan KIM, Sung Wook YOON, Seung Won LEE
  • Patent number: 11930850
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes an accommodation portion configured to accommodate an aerosol generating article through an opening, a heater configured to heat the accommodation portion and move along a longitudinal direction of the accommodation portion; and a heater support that supports the heater and move the heater along the longitudinal direction of the accommodation portion, wherein the heater moves between a first position corresponding to a first point of the aerosol generating article and a second position corresponding to a second point of the aerosol generating article, and wherein the first position and the second position differ according to specifications of the aerosol generating article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Wook Yoon, Seung Won Lee, Dae Nam Han
  • Patent number: 11930840
    Abstract: An aerosol generating article includes an aerosol generator including a first aerosol generating material which does not include nicotine; a tobacco filler arranged adjacent to an end of the aerosol generator and including a second aerosol generating material including nicotine; a cooler arranged adjacent to an end of the tobacco filler and configured to cool aerosol; and a mouth piece arranged adjacent to an end of the cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Won Lee, Sung Wook Yoon, Dae Nam Han, Yong Hwan Kim