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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2021
Kt&g Corporation, Daejeon, KR;
Byung Sung Cho, Gwangmyeong-si, KR;
Min Kyu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Ju Eon Park, Seoul, KR;
Jong Sub Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
KT&G CORPORATION, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
An aerosol-generating device includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol-generating material, a puff detection sensor configured to detect puffs of a user, a battery configured to supply power to the heater, and a controller configured to: based on a new puff being detected by the puff detection sensor, count a number of accumulated puffs including the new puff, determine a puff section corresponding to the number of accumulated puffs from among a plurality of puff sections which are divided according to the number of accumulated puffs, and control the power supplied to the heater based on a power range preset for the determined puff section.