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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Kt&g Corporation, Daejeon, KR;
Won Kyeong Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Min Kyu Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Jong Sub Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Byung Sung Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
KT&G CORPORATION, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
An aerosol generating device including: a heater configured to heat an aerosol-generating material; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; an airflow detecting sensor configured to detect a change in airflow inside the aerosol generating device; a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure change outside the aerosol generating device; and a controller, wherein the controller may determine whether a puff has occurred based on a first sensing value received from the air flow detection sensor and a second sensing value received from the pressure sensor.