Patents by Inventor Young Bum KWON

Young Bum KWON 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: 20250113871
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat the inserted cigarette, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the heater, an insertion detection sensor configured to detect insertion of the cigarette, a puff sensor configured to detect puffs by a user, and a controller configured to reset at least one of the temperature sensor and the puff sensor in response to a sensing signal output from the insertion detection sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung KIM, Hun ll LIM
  • Publication number: 20250107573
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a main body and an outer cover coupled to the main body, wherein the outer cover includes a circuit layer, a base layer, a light-transmitting layer, a shielding layer, and a coating layer, which are sequentially arranged in a direction from a rear surface of the outer cover toward a front surface of the outer cover, and one or more light-emitting units arranged on the circuit layer, the base layer, the light-transmitting layer, the shielding layer, and the coating layer include a material capable of transmitting light, and light emitted from the light-emitting units sequentially passes through the base layer, the light-transmitting layer, the shielding layer, and the coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: KT & G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Sung KIM, Hun Il LIM, Young Bum KWON, Yong Hwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20250098748
    Abstract: One or more embodiments relate to an aerosol generating device including a main body, a separation member detachably coupled to the main body, an accommodation hole penetrating the separation member and configured to accommodate an external device electrically connected to the aerosol generating device, and a separation guide hole connected to the accommodation hole and extending in a direction different from a direction in which the accommodation hole extends so that a separation tool for separating the separation member from the main body is inserted into the separation guide hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Sung KIM, Hun II LIM, Young Bum KWON, Yong Hwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20250089801
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat a cigarette, a sensor unit configured to sense a parameter related to an operation of the heater, and a microcontroller unit configured to initialize the sensor unit when a heating event of the heater is initiated, attempt to communicate with the initialized sensor unit and determine whether communication with the sensor unit is normal, and when the communication with the sensor unit is determined to be abnormal, reattempt communication with the sensor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Young Bum KWON, Hun II LIM, Dong Sung KIM
  • Publication number: 20250089808
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an accommodation space for accommodating at least a portion of an aerosol generating article, a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article inserted into the accommodation space, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the heater, a battery configured to supply power to the heater, and a processor electrically connected to the heater and the battery, wherein the processor is configured to obtain at least one of data associated with an initial temperature of the heater, which is measured through the temperature sensor, and data associated with a final heating profile of the heater, and control power supply from the battery to the heater, based on the obtained data. Various embodiments may be made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung KIM, Jun Yeop OH, Hun lI LIM, Seok Su JANG
  • Publication number: 20250089787
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing, an accommodation portion located inside the housing and comprising an accommodation space configured to accommodate at least a portion of an aerosol generating article, and a coil arranged to surround at least one region of an outer circumferential surface of the accommodation portion and configured to generate an alternating magnetic field when power is supplied thereto, wherein the coil includes a first coil having a first resistance value, and a second coil arranged to be spaced apart from the first coil in a first direction in which the accommodation portion extends and having a second resistance value different from the first resistance value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung KIM, Yong Hwan KIM, Hun Il LIM
  • Publication number: 20250089810
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a heater, a battery configured to supply power to the heater, a communication interface connected to an external device, and a controller configured to communicate with the external device only when an external input is received in a state in which a connection between the communication interface and the external device is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung KIM, Hun Il LIM
  • Publication number: 20250082030
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a cylindrical accommodation portion having an accommodation space configured to accommodate at least a portion of a cigarette in an inner space, a coil arranged outside the accommodation portion to generate an induced magnetic field, a battery configured to supply power to the coil, a sensor connector including a metal material, and arranged in the accommodation portion to contact the cigarette, a temperature sensor contacting the sensor connector, and two or more cigarette support elements supporting an outer surface of the cigarette, and spaced apart from each other on an inner wall of the accommodation portion to form an air flow passage between the cigarette and the accommodation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung KIM, Yong Hwan KIM, Hun II LIM
  • Publication number: 20250082029
    Abstract: An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating article including an aerosol generating material, a housing forming an exterior and having an inner space, an accommodation portion inside the housing and configured to accommodate the aerosol generating article, a battery inside the housing, a heating element inside the housing and configured to generate a magnetic field according to power from the battery, and a susceptor emitting heat because of the magnetic field generated by the heating element and configured to heat the aerosol generating article, wherein at least a portion of the heating element forms coils configured to generate the magnetic field, and the coils are electrically connected to each other, arranged along an outer circumferential surface of the accommodation portion, and configured to generate the magnetic field in a direction crossing a direction, in which the accommodation portion extends, when the power is supplied from the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Bum KWON, Hun II LIM, Dong Sung KIM, Yong Hwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20250082040
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an aerosol generating device includes a display including a display panel and a touch panel configured to receive a touch input, a battery, and a processor electrically connected to the display and the battery, wherein the processor is configured to detect that a power state of the aerosol generating device is changed to a first state and change the power state of the aerosol generating device to a second state, based on whether a touch input through the touch panel of the display is received within a threshold time after the power state is changed to the first state, the second state being distinguished from the first state. Various embodiments may be made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Soung Ho JU, Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung Kim, Hun ll LIM
  • Publication number: 20250072516
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a heater configured to heat a cigarette, a temperature sensor configured to measure temperature of the heater, and a controller configured to determine a humidity state of the cigarette by calculating a temperature increase time of the cigarette by using the temperature sensor and by comparing the calculated temperature increase time of the cigarette with a preset threshold. The controller supplies power to the heater according to a basic temperature profile when the temperature increase time is less than the threshold, and supplies power to the heater according to a first correction profile when the temperature increase time is greater than or equal to the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung KIM, HunII LIM, Seok Su JANG
  • Publication number: 20250072520
    Abstract: An aerosol generating system according to one embodiment includes a cigarette having a first color band of which color changes in response to humidity, and an aerosol generating device including a main body including an accommodation passage for accommodating the cigarette, a heater for heating the cigarette, a color sensor arranged on one side of the accommodation passage and detecting a color of the first color band, and a controller for determining a humidity state of the cigarette, based on a detected color of the first color band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung KIM, Hun II LIM, Seok Su JANG
  • Publication number: 20250072521
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a battery, an induction coil configured to generate an alternating magnetic field on the basis of power supplied from the battery, a susceptor configured to heat an aerosol generating substrate by using heat generated by the alternating magnetic field, a temperature sensor arranged adjacent to the susceptor and configured to output a temperature sensing value as detection information, and a controller configured to cut off power supplied to the induction coil, according to a first abnormal heating condition and a second abnormal heating condition, which are based on the detection information of the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung KIM, Hun ll LIM
  • Publication number: 20240373925
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to generate aerosols by heating an aerosol generating material, a power supply configured to supply power to the heater, and a controller configured to control operations of the power supply and the heater, wherein the heater includes a sheet including a first heating region and a second heating region, a first track that is heated by receiving power and arranged in the first heating region, and a second track that is heated by receiving power and arranged in the second heating region, and the controller is further configured to control the power supply to supply power to the second track when a predetermined time has elapsed after starting to supply power to the first track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Young Bum KWON
  • Publication number: 20240365880
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article, a gas sensor configured to sense a concentration of a particular gas, and a controller configured to control a supply of power to the heater, wherein the controller is configured to determine any one temperature profile from among a plurality of temperature profiles on the basis of a sensing value of the gas sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Bum KWON, Hun II LIM, Dong Sung KIM, Yong Hwan KIM, Seok Su JANG
  • Publication number: 20240334986
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device comprises a housing forming an external shape of the aerosol generating device and having a sound emission hole, an accommodation portion configured to accommodate a cigarette through a hole formed on one side of the housing, a heater configured to heat the cigarette accommodated in the accommodation portion, a memory storing sound data, a sound output unit configured to output the sound data, and a controller configured to transmit the sound data stored in the memory to the sound output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung KIM, Yong Hwan KIM, Hun Il LIM
  • Publication number: 20240284980
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an air inlet through which air is introduced, and a heater module arranged inside the housing and configured to heat an aerosol generating article, wherein the heater module includes a receiving portion having a receiving space for accommodating the aerosol generating article, one or more coils configured to generate a magnetic field, a passage structure arranged on one side of the receiving portion and including one airflow passage configured to receive external air through the air inlet and transfer the received external air to the receiving portion, and a pressure sensor configured to generate a signal about a pressure inside the airflow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Sung KIM, Young Bum KWON, Yong Hwan KIM, Hun Il LIM
  • Publication number: 20240284990
    Abstract: An accessory for an aerosol generating device includes a body, a guide unit arranged to surround at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the body, and a first remover arranged on one side of the body, and removing an aerosol generating article remaining in an accommodation space of the aerosol generating device, wherein the first remover includes a first end portion arranged to surround at least one region of one side of the body, and inserted into the aerosol generating article remaining in the accommodation space and a second end portion arranged in one region of the body spaced apart from the first end portion and supporting at least a portion of the aerosol generating article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Sung KIM, Young Bum KWON, Young Hwan KIM, Hun ll LIM, Seok Su JANG
  • Publication number: 20240284984
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an accommodation space for accommodating an aerosol generating article, a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodation space, and a circuit board including a first sensor for sensing a capacitance change in the accommodation space and a second sensor for sensing an inductance change in the accommodation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Sung KIM, Young Bum KWON, Yong Hwan KIM, Hun II LIM
  • Publication number: 20240277068
    Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol generating device includes a body including a receiving space in which an aerosol generating article is accommodated, a coil configured to apply a magnetic field so that a susceptor located in the receiving space generates heat to heat the aerosol generating article, an air flow passage cover located outside the body and including an air flow passage through which air passes, a pressure sensor located on the air flow passage cover and configured to detect a change in pressure inside the air flow passage, and a moisture detecting sensor located on a support unit for supporting the coil and configured to detect moisture in the aerosol generating article accommodated in the receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Sung KIM, Young Bum KWON, Yong Hwan KIM, Hun Il LIM