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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Kt&g Corporation, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Yong Hwan Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young Bum Kwon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dong Sung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hun Il Lim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
KT&G CORPORATION, Daejeon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); G01N 27/04 (2006.01); G01N 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); G01N 27/048 (2013.01); G01N 27/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerosol generating device includes a case including an accommodation passage into which a cigarette is inserted, a cover coupled to the case, a heater heating the cigarette, a humidity sensor arranged on an upper surface of the cover, and a controller configured to determine humidity of the cigarette by comparing the moisture amount, which is detected by the humidity sensor, with a preset threshold value.