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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2020
Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Minami, Tokyo, JP;
Takahisa Kudo, Tokyo, JP;
Michihiro Inagaki, Tokyo, JP;
Jumpei Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Adam Geernaert, Cambridge, GB;
Franck Rubiconi, Cambridge, GB;
Simon Cox, Cambridge, GB;
Rishi Jobanputra, Cambridge, GB;
JAPAN TOBACCO INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A controller for controlling an atomizing unit, wherein the atomizing unit includes a piezoelectric element substrate including an IDT including a pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes, and a liquid supplier configured to supply liquid, which is to be atomized, to the piezoelectric element substrate; wherein the piezoelectric element substrate is configured to atomize the liquid by use of a surface acoustic wave generated by applying a high-frequency voltage to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes; and the controller is configured to periodically change amplitude and/or a frequency of the high-frequency voltage applied to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes.