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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Kt&g Corporation, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Yong Hwan Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Sung Wook Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Won Lee, Gwangmyeong-si, KR;
Seok Su Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Dae Nam Han, 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 40/465 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01);
Abstract
An aerosol generating apparatus includes: a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating substrate; a puff sensor configured to measure an amount of a user's puff; and a controller configured to determine a vaporization amount of the aerosol generating substrate, based on a puff sensing value indicating the amount of the user's puff, and control a heating time of the heater, based on the determined vaporization amount.