公开(公告)号：US20240398011A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18627645

申请日：2024-04-05

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Wonkyeong LEE

IPC: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/42 ,  H05B3/22

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a chamber configured to contain an aerosol generating material, a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating material, wherein the heater includes a substrate including a first end portion, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, a side portion extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, an outer surface at least partially facing the chamber, and an inner surface opposite to the outer surface and a plurality of metal particles disposed on the inner surface and configured to generate heat by surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and a wick configured to transmit the aerosol generating material to the heater.

公开(公告)号：US20240373922A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18032484

申请日：2023-02-09

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Wonkyeong LEE ,  Paul Joon SUNWOO ,  Min Kyu KIM ,  Moon Sang LEE

IPC: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/65

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes an aerosol forming substrate accommodation portion including an aerosol forming substrate and configured to generate heat by a surface plasmon resonance, and a light source configured to irradiate light toward the aerosol forming substrate accommodation portion. The light irradiated by the light source may cause the surface plasmon resonance.

公开(公告)号：US20240268478A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18021732

申请日：2022-11-03

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Wonkyeong LEE ,  Paul Joon SUNWOO ,  Byungsung CHO

IPC: A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/57 ,  G06F21/44

CPC classification number: A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/57 ,  G06F21/44

Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol generating device includes a mouthpiece through which an aerosol formed by heating an aerosol-forming substrate is discharged and an information storage element formed at an end portion of a side where the cartridge couples to a device and configured to store unique information of the cartridge. Different pieces of the unique information of the cartridge may be stored according to a physical structure of the information storage element which forms a specific pattern.

公开(公告)号：US20240268467A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18416006

申请日：2024-01-18

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Wonkyeong LEE ,  Min Kyu Kim

IPC: A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/51

CPC classification number: A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/51

Abstract: A heater includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface includes a curved surface and defines a cavity, a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) structure configured to generate heat by SPR and disposed on the first surface, and an opening configured to allow light to pass into the cavity and defined by the first surface.

公开(公告)号：US20250098769A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18568553

申请日：2023-08-11

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Wonkyeong LEE ,  Min Kyu KIM ,  Pau Joon SUNWOO

IPC: A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/65

Abstract: The aerosol generating device may include a heating structure configured to generate heat by surface plasmon resonance, and a concentrator configured to focus light on the heating structure.

公开(公告)号：US20240349796A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18035221

申请日：2023-01-09

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Wonkyeong LEE ,  Min Kyu KIM ,  Paul Joon SUNWOO

IPC: A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/46 ,  H05B3/22 ,  H05B6/10

CPC classification number: A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/46 ,  H05B3/22 ,  H05B6/108

Abstract: A heating structure includes a wick having a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, and an outer surface between the first side and the second side, wherein the wick may include a plurality of dimples formed on the outer surface and not penetrating through the third side, and a coil wound along the outer surface between the first side and the second side.

公开(公告)号：US20240341363A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18035810

申请日：2023-02-10

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Wonkyeong LEE ,  Paul Joon SUNWOO ,  Min Kyu KIM ,  Soung Ho JU

IPC: A24F40/49 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/65 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/44

CPC classification number: A24F40/49 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/65 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06F2221/2111

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing, a battery disposed in the housing and configured to supply power, an aerosol generator configured to receive the power from the battery and activate aerosol generation, a biometric information obtainer exposed to an outside of the housing and configured to obtain biometric information of a user, and a controller configured to perform authentication of the user based on the biometric information and activate the aerosol generator based on a result of the authentication.

公开(公告)号：US20240315340A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18027155

申请日：2023-01-19

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Wonkyeong LEE ,  Paul Joon SUNWOO

IPC: A24F40/465 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/65

CPC classification number: A24F40/465 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/65

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing, an article insertion portion positioned in the housing, configured to accommodate an aerosol generating article, and including a first end surface, a second end surface opposite to the first end surface, and an inner surface between the first end surface and the second end surface, and a heater module including a heating unit which is positioned in the article insertion portion and heats a medium accommodated in the aerosol generating article, and a deformable unit connected to the heating unit and formed of a material having a property of changing its shape as a temperature changes.

公开(公告)号：US20240307685A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18671513

申请日：2024-05-22

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Wonkyeong LEE ,  Min Kyu KIM

IPC: A61N1/36 ,  A61N1/04

CPC classification number: A61N1/36028 ,  A61N1/0456 ,  A61N1/0472 ,  A61N1/36031

Abstract: A wearable device for providing a smoking effect includes a housing, a first stimulus unit provided on a surface of the housing and including at least one electrode that is disposed on a position corresponding to a first region of a user and configured to provide electrical stimulation, a second stimulus unit provided on the surface of the housing and including at least one electrode that is disposed on a position corresponding to a second region of the user and configured to provide electrical stimulation, and a controller configured to control the first stimulus unit or the second stimulus unit, wherein the first stimulus unit or the second stimulus unit is configured to provide an electrical stimulus signal that induces an alertness state capable of implementing a smoking effect.

公开(公告)号：US20240172790A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US17789879

申请日：2022-04-06

Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

Inventor： Wonkyeong LEE ,  Min Kyu KIM ,  Jung Ho KIM ,  Hyung Seok LEE ,  Heon Jun JEONG ,  Byung Sung CHO

IPC: A24F40/05 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/53 ,  B06B1/02

CPC classification number: A24F40/05 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/53 ,  B06B1/0215 ,  B06B2201/55 ,  B06B2201/77

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of controlling an aerosol generating device that generates an aerosol based on ultrasonic vibration of a vibrator of the aerosol generating device is provided. The method includes: operating, based on power of the aerosol generating device being turned on, the aerosol generating device in a preheat mode for preheating the vibrator; operating, based on the preheat mode being completed, the aerosol generating device in a power repetition control mode wherein supplying of power to the vibrator and cutting off supply of the power to the vibrator are alternately repeated; and operating, based on a puff of a user being sensed while operating in the power repetition control mode, the aerosol generating device in a puffing mode wherein power is supplied to the vibrator to generate the aerosol.