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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Kt&g Corporation, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Min Seok Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Jin Chul Jung, Daejeon, KR;
Gyoung Min Go, Daejeon, KR;
Jang Won Seo, Daejeon, KR;
Yong Joon Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Chul Ho Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Jong Seong Jeong, Sejong, KR;
Assignee:
KT&G CORPORATION, Daejeon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01);
Abstract
An aerosol generating device includes a cavity into which a cigarette is inserted, a light source that emits light to the cigarette inserted in the cavity, a reuse detection sensor that receives light reflected from the cigarette, a heater that heats the cigarette inserted into the cavity, and a controller, and the controller determines whether or not to operate the heater based on a rate of increase or decrease of a sensing value received from the reuse detection sensor.