公开(公告)号：US20240099362A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17767239

申请日：2021-11-02

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Moon Bong LEE

IPC分类号： A24D3/04 ,  A24D1/04

CPC分类号： A24D3/04 ,  A24D1/04

摘要： An aerosol-generating article according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a tobacco rod; a filter rod located downstream of the tobacco rod; and a wrapper surrounding outer circumferential surfaces of the tobacco rod and the filter rod, wherein the tobacco rod includes: a structure supporting the wrapper in a transverse direction; and at least one channel formed between the wrapper and the structure.

公开(公告)号：US20240099360A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18276707

申请日：2022-09-07

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Hyeon Tae KIM ,  Sun Hwan JUNG ,  Min Hee HWANG ,  Ki Jin AHN

IPC分类号： A24D1/20 ,  A24D1/04 ,  A24D3/04 ,  A24D3/17 ,  A24F40/20

CPC分类号： A24D1/20 ,  A24D1/045 ,  A24D3/04 ,  A24D3/17 ,  A24F40/20

摘要： 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.

公开(公告)号：US20240099358A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17767573

申请日：2021-11-02

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Moon Bong LEE

IPC分类号： A24D1/04 ,  A24D1/02 ,  A24D3/04

CPC分类号： A24D1/04 ,  A24D1/027 ,  A24D3/043

摘要： An aerosol-generating article according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a tobacco rod having an outer circumferential surface surrounded by a wrapper; a filter rod having an outer circumferential surface surrounded by the wrapper, and including a segment including a structure supporting the wrapper in a transverse direction and at least one channel formed between the wrapper and the structure: and an airflow obstruction configured to obstruct an airflow of aerosol passing through the at least one channel.

公开(公告)号：US11937641B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US16971876

申请日：2019-11-07

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Seung Won Lee ,  Sang Kyu Park ,  Jae Min Lee

IPC分类号： A24F40/465

CPC分类号： A24F40/465

摘要： A heater assembly for heating a cigarette accommodated in an aerosol generating device includes a heating element that extends in a longitudinal direction of the cigarette and includes a ferromagnetic substance for generating heat by an external magnetic field, and a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the heating element. The heater assembly is disposed at an inner end portion of an accommodation space provided in the aerosol generating device to accommodate the cigarette.

公开(公告)号：USD1018967S1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US29840622

申请日：2022-05-31

申请人： KT & G CORPORATION

设计人： Min Chul Kim

摘要： FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cigarette showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The dash-dash broken lines in the drawings show portions of the electronic cigarette that form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US11918047B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17293313

申请日：2020-12-14

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Won Kyeong Lee

IPC分类号： A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/50

CPC分类号： A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/50

摘要： According to one or more embodiments, a cartridge includes a connector comprising a plurality of terminals configured to provide an electrical connection between the cartridge and an external device; a heater configured to be heated by a current flowing through a first pair of terminals among the plurality of terminals; and a processor configured to: count a number of times a signal is received through a second pair of terminals among the plurality of terminals, store the number of times corresponding to a counting result in a memory, and initialize the stored number of times when the plurality of terminals are short-circuited according to a preset pattern.

公开(公告)号：US20240052360A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US17642050

申请日：2021-08-19

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Hyo Seok SEO ,  Young Gi LEE ,  Jeong Heon LEE ,  Kwang Chul KIM ,  Woong Hyun NA ,  Kyoung Hwan OH ,  Eun Young JEON

IPC分类号： C12N15/82 ,  C12N9/10 ,  C12N9/22 ,  C12N15/11

CPC分类号： C12N15/8271 ,  C12N9/104 ,  C12Y203/02015 ,  C12N9/22 ,  C12N15/11 ,  C12N2310/20

摘要： Provided are: a plant cell, in which expression or activity of a phytochelatin synthase (PCS) gene or a protein encoded by the PCS gene is reduced as compared with a parent cell; a plant having that has reduced heavy metal absorption, and includes the plant cell; a method of reducing heavy metals in a plant, the method including reducing expression or activity of a PCS gene or a protein encoded by the PCS gene, as compared with a parent cell; a CRISPR-Cas9 recombinant vector including a single guide RNA targeting a PCS gene; and a method of preparing a plant with reduced heavy metals, the method including transforming a plant cell with the recombinant vector.

公开(公告)号：US11889870B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17059860

申请日：2020-03-16

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Jae Min Lee ,  Sang Kyu Park

IPC分类号： A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/90 ,  G01D21/00

CPC分类号： A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/90 ,  G01D21/00

摘要： Provided is an aerosol generating device including at least one component accommodating space having an opening on an outer surface of the aerosol generating device and allowing a removable component to be accommodated therein through the opening; a controller configured to periodically generate a test signal; a detection signal generator configured to generate a flooding detection signal based on the test signal when a liquid is introduced through the opening; and a detection signal transmitter configured to receive a generated flooding detection signal and transmit the received flooding detection signal to the controller, wherein the controller determines whether the aerosol generating device is flooded based on the flooding detection signal.

公开(公告)号：US11882876B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US16975620

申请日：2020-05-07

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Jong Sub Lee ,  Won Kyeong Lee ,  Dae Nam Han ,  Jin Soo Seong ,  Sung Wook Yoon ,  Jae Min Lee

IPC分类号： A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/10

CPC分类号： A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/60

摘要： A cartridge includes a storage configured to store an aerosol generating material; a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating material to generate aerosol; and at least one terminal configured to transfer power from an external battery to the heater and comprising a conductive structure surrounding a wire connected to the heater, wherein the conductive structure takes a compressed form in which the wire is in contact with the conductive structure.

公开(公告)号：US20240023605A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18024235

申请日：2022-06-22

申请人： KT&G CORPORATION

发明人： Hwikyeong AN

IPC分类号： A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/60 ,  F16J15/02

CPC分类号： A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/60 ,  F16J15/02

摘要： An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes An aerosol-generating device comprising: a body with a buttonhole; a button key configured to be inserted into the buttonhole; a circuit board disposed inside the body to face button key; a seal disposed between the circuit board and the body, wherein the seal comprises a central portion positioned to face the button key and a peripheral portion surrounding a periphery of the buttonhole and in contact with the body; an actuator mounted between the circuit board and the central portion of the seal to provide elastic force to the central portion toward the button key; and a support projecting from the circuit board toward the peripheral portion for supporting the peripheral portion.