An aerosol generating device is disclosed. The aerosol generating device includes: a heater holder defining a middle insertion space having an opening at a top thereof; a fixing element coupled to a bottom of the heater holder; and a heating element coupled to an upper portion of the fixing element and disposed in the middle insertion space.
B29C 45/14 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
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VAPORIZER AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
A vaporizer includes a storage unit configured to store an aerosol generating material, a first wick configured to absorb the aerosol generating material from the storage unit, a heating pattern printed on at least one surface of the first wick and configured to heat the aerosol generating material absorbed into the first wick, and a sensing pattern printed on the same surface of the first wick as the heating pattern and configured to measure a temperature of the heating pattern.
According to an embodiment, an aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating article including an ink area in which ink that discolors in response to a change in temperature or a change in humidity is arranged, and an aerosol generating device including a heater that heats at least a portion of the aerosol generating article, a sensor that detects the ink area, and a processor that is configured to control a supply of power to the heater based on sensing information obtained from the ink area through the sensor.
A flavoring sheet with improved physical properties, a smoking article including the same, and methods of producing the flavoring sheet and the smoking article are provided. The flavoring sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a hydrocolloid material configured to form a sheet, a flavoring, and a plasticizer. The plasticizer can improve physical properties of the flavoring sheet and thus enhance workability of a process of cutting the flavoring sheet.
A24B 15/40 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances containing a heterocyclic ring having only oxygen or sulfur as hetero-atoms
5.
TOBACCO MATERIAL COMPRISING NATURAL FLAVOR MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME
The disclosure relates to a tobacco material including a natural flavor material and a method of preparing the tobacco material. The tobacco material may have a core-shell structure in which a core includes a natural flavor material and is surrounded by a shell including a tobacco mixture, such that the aerosol generating article including the tobacco material generates a characteristic flavor.
According to an example, adult verification of the aerosol generating device is performed through Bluetooth low energy (BLE) communication using a Planar Inverted-F Antenna (PIFA) including a circuit board, a power supply line, an antenna pattern, and a ground line.
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
A24F 40/65 - Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. Wi-Fi
H01Q 1/24 - Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
7.
METHOD OF UNLOCKING AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME
A method of unlocking an aerosol generating device includes establishing a wireless channel with the aerosol generating device using short-range wireless communication, performing age verification for a user of a user terminal, outputting an interface for unlocking the aerosol generating device through a display when the age verification is completed, and transmitting an unlock command to the aerosol generating device through the wireless channel when an unlock input is received through the interface.
According to an example, an immersion detection circuit for determining whether an aerosol generating device is immersed includes a power supply configured to supply power to the immersion detection circuit, a resistor element having a first end connected to the power supply and a second end connected to a capacitor that is connected to a ground, and a processor configured to determine an immersion level of an immersion label based on a test voltage of the second end of the resistor element.
G01N 27/22 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating capacitance
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
A24F 40/60 - Devices with integrated user interfaces
A24F 40/10 - Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
9.
AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE
One or more embodiments relate to an aerosol generating article including: a first portion including an aerosol generating element; a second portion including a cooling element; a third portion including a tobacco element; and a fourth portion including a filter element, wherein the first through fourth portions are sequentially arranged in a longitudinal direction of the aerosol generating article.
To output a virtual smoke image, an electronic device may receive a connection request from an aerosol generating device in a state of being paired with one or more external controllers, determine a controller type of the aerosol generating device, suspend pairing with a target external controller among the one or more external controllers when the determined controller type corresponds to a type of the target external controller, perform connection with the aerosol generating device, receive sensing information about a state of the aerosol generating device, generate a virtual smoke image based on the sensing information, and output the virtual smoke image through a display of the electronic device.
An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating article, which includes a first medium portion including first aerosol generating materials, and a second medium portion arranged adjacent to one end of the first medium portion and including second aerosol generating materials, and an aerosol generating device, which includes a housing including an accommodation space configured to accommodate the aerosol generating article, and a heating element arranged to surround at least a part of the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodation space to heat the aerosol generating article, wherein an area of the heating element surrounding the first medium portion is different from an area of the heating element surrounding the second medium portion.
In an electronic device including a driving circuit, it is determined whether the vibrator of the cartridge is connected to the driving circuit of the electronic device, and when the vibrator is connected to the driving circuit, an operating frequency of the vibrator is determined by supplying a test signal to the driving circuit, and a target signal having the operating frequency is supplied to the driving circuit.
The present disclosure provides an aerosol generating device used for payment of tobacco articles for aerosol generating devices, and a payment system using the same. An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a heater, a battery configured to supply power to the heater, a communication unit configured to communicate with a seller terminal, and a controller configured to receive payment target tobacco article information from the communication unit, determine whether a payment target tobacco article is genuine based on the payment target tobacco article information, and transmit payment information to the seller terminal through the communication unit based on the payment target tobacco article being determined to be genuine.
An aerosol-generating device and system are disclosed. The aerosol-generating device includes a heater for heating an aerosol-generating material, a power supply for supplying electric power to the heater, and a controller for controlling the amount of electric power supplied to the heater. In a first section, the controller controls the amount of electric power supplied to the heater such that the aerosol-generating material is heated to a first temperature during a first time period. In a second section, after the first section, the controller controls the amount of electric power supplied to the heater such that the aerosol-generating material is heated to a second temperature, which is higher than the first temperature. In a third section, after the second section, the controller controls the amount of electric power supplied to the heater such that the aerosol-generating material is maintained at a third temperature, which is lower than the second temperature.
A method of controlling an electronic device includes determining whether a vibrator of a cartridge unit is connected to a driving circuit of the electronic device, determining a natural frequency of the vibrator connected to the driving circuit, and controlling a connection method of connecting one or more capacitors each connected in parallel with the vibrator based on the determined natural frequency is disclosed.
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
H03J 1/06 - TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS - Details of adjusting, driving, indicating, or mechanical control arrangements for resonant circuits in general combined with other driving or adjusting arrangements, e.g. of gain control
H03J 7/00 - Automatic frequency control; Automatic scanning over a band of frequencies
G05F 3/06 - Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is ac using combinations of saturated and unsaturated inductive devices, e g. combined with resonant circuit
A24F 40/10 - Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
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AEROSOL-GENERATING PRODUCT, AND AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM CONTAINING SAME
An aerosol-generating product according to one embodiment may include: a medium segment; a cooling segment disposed downstream of the medium segment; a downstream filter segment disposed downstream of the cooling segment; an upstream perforation formed in the cooling segment; and a downstream perforation formed in the downstream filter segment.
An aerosol-generating article according to one embodiment comprises a medium segment and a downstream segment disposed downstream of the medium segment, wherein perforations are formed on the outer surface of the downstream segment, the perforations are arranged along a perimeter direction of the aerosol-generating article to form a row of perforations, and the ratio of the width of the perforations along the perimeter direction to the length of the perforations perpendicular to the width may be less than or equal to 10:1.
Provided is an aerosol generating device which determines a type of a liquid included in a cartridge, transmits a signal identifying the type of the liquid to a terminal, receives a control signal including information about the liquid from the terminal, controls an operation of the electronic device based on the control signal, and transmits an inhalation completion notification to the terminal.
An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating article, which includes a first medium portion including first aerosol generating materials, and a second medium portion arranged adjacent to one end of the first medium portion and including second aerosol generating materials, and an aerosol generating device, which includes a housing including an accommodation space configured to accommodate the aerosol generating article, and a heating element arranged to surround at least a part of the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodation space to heat the aerosol generating article, wherein an area of the heating element surrounding the first medium portion is different from an area of the heating element surrounding the second medium portion.
An aerosol generating article includes: a first segment impregnated with a first liquid composition; a second segment impregnated with a second liquid composition that is different from the first liquid composition; a cooler configured to cool aerosol by allowing the aerosol, generated from the first segment or the second segment, to pass through the cooler; and a filter configured to filter the aerosol by allowing the aerosol having passed through the cooler to pass through the filter, wherein at least a portion of the filter is recessed to thereby form a cavity in the filter.
An electronic device, according to one embodiment, may comprise: a cartridge receiving part that receives a cartridge containing an emulsion therein; a shredding circuit that includes a shredding element capable of shredding at least a portion of the cartridge disposed in the cartridge receiving part; a microneedle that releases, to the outside of the electronic device, emulsion exposed by shredding the at least a portion of the cartridge; a processor that generates a shredding signal; and a transmission circuit that transmits the shredding signal to the shredding circuit, wherein the shredding circuit may further include an elastic element disposed between the cartridge and one side of a substrate of the shredding circuit.
A61M 37/00 - Other apparatus for introducing media into the body; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
A24B 15/167 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
A24B 15/24 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by extraction; Tobacco extracts
An electronic device according to an example may comprise: a cartridge accommodating part for accommodating a cartridge including an emulsion therein; a crushing circuit including a crushing element capable of crushing at least a portion of the cartridge arranged in the cartridge accommodating part; a processor for generating a crushing signal; a transfer circuit for transferring the crushing signal to the crushing circuit; and a microneedle for discharging, to the outside of the electronic device, the emulsion exposed by the crush of at least a portion of the cartridge.
A61M 37/00 - Other apparatus for introducing media into the body; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
A24B 15/167 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
A24B 15/24 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by extraction; Tobacco extracts
The present disclosure relates to a heating assembly including an accommodating unit configured to accommodate an aerosol generating article heatable by an induced magnetic field, a spiral coil arranged outside the accommodating unit and configured to generate an induced magnetic field toward the accommodating unit, and a first supporter arranged at a side in the accommodating unit, supporting an outer surface of the aerosol generating article, and separating the outer surface of the aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodating unit from an inner wall of the accommodating unit, wherein the spiral coil is wound to form a plate shape covering a portion of an outer wall of the accommodating unit, and a center around which the spiral coil is wound is arranged at a point of the outer wall of the accommodating unit.
A smoking article includes a medium accommodation portion that includes a cigarette column portion filled with cut tobacco leaves and a paper tube portion, a moisturizer accommodation portion that is disposed on one side of the medium accommodation portion and that includes an aerosol generating material, and a filter portion disposed on another side of the medium accommodation portion. A length of the cigarette column portion may be ½ of a length of a general medium accommodation portion, and the entire cigarette column portion may be heated by a heater.
An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses tobacco material including: a center portion including a flavor material; and an outer portion including a tobacco mixture, wherein the outer portion surrounds the center portion.
INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Republic of Korea)
Inventor
Jung, Yongmi
Kim, Woo Hyuk
Park, Jin Soo
Cha, Beom Seok
Kim, Moonwon
Shin, Jun Won
Abstract
An aerosol generation device according to an embodiment may comprise: a body which has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and side surfaces between the first and second surfaces, and includes a mouthpiece end disposed at the first surface; an atomization region which is disposed within the body and connected to the mouthpiece end; a storage part which is connected to the atomization region and in which an aerosol-forming substrate is stored; and a surface wave generation part which is connected to the atomization region and generates surface waves, wherein: the surface wave generation part comprises a piezoelectric substrate extending to the atomization region and a converter disposed on the piezoelectric substrate; the converter converts an electrical signal into surface waves; the surface waves are provided to the atomization region; and the converter has a comb pattern shape.
An aerosol-generating article according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a tobacco rod; a filter rod located downstream of the tobacco rod; and a wrapper surrounding outer circumferential surfaces of the tobacco rod and the filter rod, wherein the tobacco rod includes: a structure supporting the wrapper in a transverse direction; and at least one channel formed between the wrapper and the structure.
An electronic device, according to one embodiment, comprises: a cartridge accommodation unit for accommodating a cartridge having an emulsion therein; a crushing circuit comprising a crushing element capable of crushing at least a portion of the cartridge disposed in the cartridge accommodation unit; a processor for generating a crushing signal; and a transmission circuit for transmitting the crushing signal to the crushing circuit, wherein the emulsion exposed by crushing at least a portion of the cartridge may be released to the outside of the electronic device by means of a microneedle.
A61M 37/00 - Other apparatus for introducing media into the body; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
A24B 15/167 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
A24B 15/24 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by extraction; Tobacco extracts
An aerosol-generating device according to various embodiments may comprise: a housing comprising an open end and an elongated cavity configured to communicate with the open end so as to contain an aerosol-generating article; a stick holder disposed in the elongated cavity so as to capture the aerosol-generating article and to rotate the aerosol-generating article around the longitudinal center axis thereof; and a light-emitting element for emitting light such that a medium segment included in the aerosol-generating article is heated.
An electronic device according to one embodiment comprises: a cartridge accommodation unit for accommodating a cartridge in which an emulsion is contained; a crushing circuit including a crushing element capable of crushing at least a part of the cartridge arranged in the cartridge accommodation unit; a microneedle for discharging, to the outside of the electronic device, the emulsion to be exposed by the crushing of at least the part of the cartridge; a processor for generating a crushing signal; and a transmission circuit for transmitting the crushing signal to the crushing circuit, wherein the crushing circuit further comprises an infrared (IR) lamp for emitting IR rays, and the processor can generate a lamp signal that controls the infrared lamp.
A61M 37/00 - Other apparatus for introducing media into the body; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
A24B 15/167 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
A24B 15/24 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by extraction; Tobacco extracts
An inhaler for inhaling a functional material according to various embodiments comprises: a holder that includes an opening and an inner space communicating with the opening; piercing members which protrude into the inner space; and a functional material-accommodating member which is inserted along the longitudinal axis of the holder into the inner space of the holder from the opening and accommodates the functional material. One end of each of the piercing members is fixed to one side of the holder, and the tip of each of the piercing members faces the longitudinal axis.
An aerosol-generating article according to various embodiments includes a first end face, a second end face opposite the first end face, a side face formed between the first and second end faces, a medium segment, a first segment, and a second segment, wherein the first segment is disposed on the downstream side of the medium segment, the second segment is disposed on the upstream side of the medium segment, the medium segment includes a cylindrical frame and a medium portion surrounding the outer surface of the frame, and the medium portion may be exposed to the outside through the side surface of the aerosol-generating article.
An aerosol generating device according to the present disclosure includes: a body comprising an insertion space having an opening to allow a stick to be inserted therein; a heater pin protruding from an end of the insertion space toward the opening and configured to be inserted into the stick that is inserted into the insertion space; and a heater disposed in a cavity of the heater pin and configured to heat the heater pin for heating the stick inserted into the insertion space, wherein the heater is formed of a material that has a temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) value of 1500 ppm/°C or less.
H05B 3/10 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor
H05B 3/14 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
A24F 40/20 - Devices using solid inhalable precursors
B29C 45/14 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
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AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
An aerosol generating device and a method of manufacturing the aerosol generating are provided. The aerosol generating device includes: a body comprising an insertion space; a heater pin protruding upward from a lower end of the insertion space; a heater disposed in a cavity of the heater pin; a first bonding material injected into the cavity to fix the heater; and a second bonding material injected into the cavity to cover the first bonding material so as to fill an opening of the cavity.
H05B 3/14 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
H05B 3/10 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor
H05B 3/06 - Heater elements structurally combined with coupling elements or with holders
37.
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE
An aerosol generating device and a method of manufacturing the aerosol generating device are provided. According to an aspect of an example embodiment, there is provided a method of manufacturing an aerosol generating device including a heater inserted into an elongated heater pin. The method includes: injecting a bonding material in a liquid state into a cavity of the heater pin; inserting the heater into the cavity; reducing bubbles in the bonding material while the bonding material is still in the liquid state; and solidifying the bonding material into a solid state to secure the heater in the heater pin.
B06B 1/00 - Processes or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic frequency
B05C 5/02 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work from an outlet device in contact, or almost in contact, with the work
H05B 3/10 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor
H05B 3/14 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
An aerosol generating device includes: a housing including a hole for receiving an aerosol generating article and a guide apart from the hole; and a cover configured to move along the guide between a first position and a second position to open or close the hole, wherein the hole is open when the cover is located in the first position, and the hole is closed when the cover is located in the second position.
A smoking article according to an example embodiment include a medium receiver filled with a plurality of medium granules, a humectant receiver located on one side of the medium receiver and configured to generate an aerosol, and a filter located on the other side of the medium receiver. The plurality of medium granules are 0.25 mm or more in diameter.
An aerosol-generating article according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a tobacco rod having an outer circumferential surface surrounded by a wrapper; a filter rod having an outer circumferential surface surrounded by the wrapper, and including a segment including a structure supporting the wrapper in a transverse direction and at least one channel formed between the wrapper and the structure: and an airflow obstruction configured to obstruct an airflow of aerosol passing through the at least one channel.
An electronic device according to an embodiment may comprise: a cartridge reception portion which receives a cartridge including an emulsion therein; a crushing circuit including a crushing element capable of crushing at least a part of the cartridge disposed in the cartridge reception portion; a microneedle which discharges an emulsion exposed by crushing of at least a part of the cartridge to the outside of the electronic device; a processor which generates a crushing signal; and a transmission circuit which transmits a crushing signal to the crushing circuit, wherein the crushing circuit further comprises an ultrasonic vibrator, and the processor generates a vibration signal which controls the ultrasonic vibrator.
A61M 37/00 - Other apparatus for introducing media into the body; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
A24B 15/167 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
A24B 15/24 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by extraction; Tobacco extracts
Provided is a smoking material wrapper which has micropores wherein, when the smoking material wrapper is divided into three equal sections from the upstream end based on the application thereof to a smoking article, the sections further downstream have a higher average porosity. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the micropores have a pore size of 10 ㎛ to 50 ㎛ and are formed by a perforation method using plasma. The smoking material wrapper not only maintains the functionality of a packaging material due to low visibility, etc., but can also maintain a basic dilution rate, while minimizing the decrease in dilution rate that occurs as a smoking material portion is burned, when applied to smoking articles.
The aerosol generating device includes a housing, a mouth side end, at least one cartridge configured to store an aerosol forming substrate, and an aerosol generator connected to the cartridge and configured to generate an aerosol, wherein the aerosol generator includes a substrate including a plate shape, at least one transducer disposed on the substrate, and an atomization region on a surface of the substrate, in which an aerosol is generated, wherein the substrate is disposed in the housing to form an acute angle with respect to a central axis that is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the housing, and the transducer is configured to convert an electrical signal into a surface acoustic wave (SAW), and the SAW is transferred to the atomization region through the substrate to aerosolize the aerosol forming substrate.
To provide an additional image to a user, an electronic device receives data on a smoking event from an external device, generates image data including at least one graphic object corresponding to the smoking event based on data on the received smoking event, and provides an additional image to a user by outputting the image data on a display, wherein the additional image and a real scene corresponding to a field of view of the user are simultaneously observed by the user through the display.
H04N 13/361 - Reproducing mixed stereoscopic images; Reproducing mixed monoscopic and stereoscopic images, e.g. a stereoscopic image overlay window on a monoscopic image background
H04N 13/332 - Displays for viewing with the aid of special glasses or head-mounted displays [HMD]
H04N 13/383 - Image reproducers using viewer tracking for tracking with gaze detection, i.e. detecting the lines of sight of the viewer's eyes
H04N 13/363 - Image reproducers using image projection screens
H04N 13/346 - Image reproducers using prisms or semi-transparent mirrors
H04N 21/436 - Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or inside the home
A24F 40/60 - Devices with integrated user interfaces
A24F 40/65 - Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. Wi-Fi
An inhaler for inhaling a functional material according to various embodiments comprises: a holder that includes an opening and an inner space communicating with the opening; piercing members which protrude into the inner space; and a functional material-accommodating member which is inserted along the longitudinal axis of the holder into the inner space of the holder from the opening and accommodates the functional material. Each of the piercing members can move between a first piercing position and a second piercing position, and the tip of each of the piercing members may be closer to the longitudinal axis when the piercing member is at the second piercing position than when the piercing member is at the first piercing position.
An aerosol-generating article according to various embodiments comprises: a medium part, which comprises a first medium surface, a second medium surface formed on the opposite side of the first medium surface, and at least one side medium surface, perpendicular to the first medium surface and the second medium surface; an outer cover part, which comprises a first cover surface corresponding to the first medium surface of the medium part, a second cover surface corresponding to the second medium surface, and a side cover surface corresponding to the side medium surface and which is made of a porous material; and a susceptor arranged in correspondence to the first cover surface and the second cover surface, wherein the medium may be either inserted into an aerosol-generating device and then transferred by means of heating, or directly transferred by being inserted into a user's mouth.
An aerosol generating method is provided. The aerosol generating method includes obtaining unique information of a cartridge from a tag of the cartridge connected to the electronic device, using short-range wireless communication, performing authentication of the cartridge based on the unique information of the cartridge, and when the cartridge is authenticated, generating an aerosol by vibrating an aerosol generating material included in the cartridge based on information on a natural vibration frequency of a vibrator included in the cartridge which is obtained from the tag.
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
A24F 40/60 - Devices with integrated user interfaces
A24F 40/65 - Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. Wi-Fi
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
A24F 40/20 - Devices using solid inhalable precursors
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STICK-TYPE SMOKING ARTICLE AND ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME
The present invention provides an electrically heated smoking system comprising: a stick-type smoking article which comprises a carbon heat source containing a metal heat source; and an auto-ignition device.
An inhaler, according to one embodiment, comprises: a housing having one surface, the other surface opposite the one surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the one surface and the other surface; a mouthpiece disposed on the one surface of the housing; a reservoir disposed within the housing and storing an inhalable composition; a nozzle extending from the mouthpiece to the reservoir; a needle valve movably disposed inside the nozzle and operating in a first state to close the nozzle or a second state to open the nozzle; and a sealing member fixedly installed on the nozzle, wherein a first gap may be formed between the needle valve and the nozzle in the first state, and a second gap may be formed between the needle valve and the sealing member in the second state.
An aerosol generation apparatus according to an embodiment may comprise: an inhaling portion through which a user can inhale aerosol; a storage which can store an aerosol-forming substrate; an atomizing portion which can atomize the aerosol-forming substrate by using surface acoustic waves; a connection portion which connects the storage and the atomizing portion and can transfer the aerosol-forming substrate from the storage to the atomizing portion; and a channel portion which crosses at least some parts of the inhaling portion, the storage, and the connection portion and through which the atomized aerosol-forming substrate can move.
An inhaler for inhaling functional materials according to various embodiments may comprise: a holder comprising an opening and an inner space that is in communication with the opening; a piercing member which is arranged in the inner space and protrudes toward the opening; and a functional material accommodation member which is inserted from the opening into the inner space of the holder along the lengthwise shaft of the holder and accommodates the functional material, wherein the piercing member may include a plurality of holes which are air-permeable with each other.
An aerosol-generating device according to an embodiment may comprise: a supply portion having an aerosol-forming base material; a substrate portion capable of atomizing the aerosol-forming base material; a surface wave generator capable of transferring surface elastic waves to the substrate portion such that the aerosol-forming base material is atomized; and an inhaling portion through which a user can inhale the aerosol-forming base material atomized by the substrate portion. The supply portion may move the aerosol-forming base material to the substrate portion.
A sidestream smoke removal device and a control method thereof are provided. The sidestream smoke removal device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a housing in which a smoking space is formed, an article insertion portion which is disposed at one end of the housing and forms an opening for insertion of a smoking article into the smoking space, an ignition portion which is configured to ignite the smoking article inserted into the smoking space, a sidestream smoke processing portion which is configured to process sidestream smoke generated from the smoking article inserted into the smoking space, and a heating portion disposed inside the housing to heat the smoking space. The heating portion may heat the smoking space to remove a smell generated due to by-products of smoking, and accordingly, the cleanliness of the sidestream smoke removal device can be improved.
Provided is a heater for an aerosol-generating device including a first electrically conductive pattern configured to perform heating and a second electrically conductive pattern arranged in parallel with the first electrically conductive pattern. The first electrically conductive pattern and/or the second electrically conductive pattern may include a material having a relatively small resistance temperature coefficient. Accordingly, a temperature increase rate of the heater may be greatly improved.
G05D 23/24 - Control of temperature characterised by the use of electric means with sensing elements having variation of electric or magnetic properties with change of temperature the sensing element having a resistance varying with temperature, e.g. thermistor
H05B 3/26 - Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater non-flexible heating conductor mounted on insulating base
An inhaler includes a stick provided with a chamber configured to accommodate a capsule including powder and a piercing hole opened toward the chamber, a holder including an insertion groove into which the stick is inserted, a piercing member provided in the insertion groove and configured to crush the capsule through the piercing hole when the stick is inserted into the insertion groove, a vibration member configured to provide vibration to the piercing member, a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor configured to measure a biosignal of a user of the inhaler, and a controller configured to control an operation of the inhaler.
Provided is an aerosol generating device including a heater assembly configured to perform induction heating of a cigarette accommodated in the aerosol generating device by using a susceptor, a cigarette detector including a plurality of inductance detection channels including a plurality of cigarette detection channels configured to detect insertion of the cigarette and an error detection channel configured to detect an external approach of a magnetic body to the aerosol generating device, and a controller configured to determine whether the cigarette is inserted into the aerosol generating device or the magnetic body has externally approached the aerosol generating device, based on a degree of an inductance change detected by the cigarette detection channels relative to an inductance change detected by the error detection channel.
Provided is an aerosol generating device including a heater configured to heat a cigarette, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the heater, a timer configured to count a current date, and a controller configured to calculate a temperature increase time of the cigarette by using the temperature sensor, set a threshold value based on the current date, when the temperature increase time is less than the threshold value, supply power to the heater according to a default temperature profile, and when the temperature increase time is greater than or equal to the threshold value, supply power to the heater according to a first correction profile.
An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat the inserted cigarette, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the heater, an insertion detection sensor configured to detect insertion of the cigarette, a puff sensor configured to detect puffs by a user, and a controller configured to reset at least one of the temperature sensor and the puff sensor in response to a sensing signal output from the insertion detection sensor.
An aerosol generating device includes a battery, an induction coil configured to generate an alternating magnetic field on the basis of power supplied from the battery, a susceptor configured to heat an aerosol generating substrate by using heat generated by the alternating magnetic field, a temperature sensor arranged adjacent to the susceptor and configured to output a temperature sensing value as detection information, and a controller configured to cut off power supplied to the induction coil, according to a first abnormal heating condition and a second abnormal heating condition, which are based on the detection information of the temperature sensor.
An inhaler according to an embodiment includes a stick including a chamber configured to accommodate a capsule containing powder and a piercing hole that opens toward the chamber, a holder including an insertion groove into which the stick is inserted in a first direction, a piercing member provided in the insertion groove and configured to crush the capsule through the piercing hole when the stick is inserted into the insertion groove, and a vibrating member configured to provide vibration to the piercing member.
An inhaler includes a stick provided with a chamber configured to accommodate a capsule comprising powder and a piercing hole open toward the chamber, a holder including an insertion groove into which the stick is inserted in a first direction, a piercing member provided in the insertion groove and configured to crush a capsule by passing through the piercing hole when the stick is inserted into the insertion groove, a vibration member configured to provide a vibration to the piercing member, a puff sensor configured to sense airflow inside the stick, and a controller configured to control an operation of the inhaler.
An inhaler according to an embodiment includes a stick including a chamber configured to accommodate powder, a holder including an insertion groove into which the stick is inserted, a fixing member fixed to the insertion groove, an impact member connected to the fixing member, and a rotating member including a rotation axis provided in the insertion groove and at least one rotation blade provided on an outer circumferential surface of the rotating member, wherein the rotating member is configured to press the impact member temporarily while the rotation blade and the impact member are engaged with each other, as the rotating member rotates around the rotation axis.
An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat a cigarette, a sensor unit configured to sense a parameter related to an operation of the heater, and a microcontroller unit configured to initialize the sensor unit when a heating event of the heater is initiated, attempt to communicate with the initialized sensor unit and determine whether communication with the sensor unit is normal, and when the communication with the sensor unit is determined to be abnormal, reattempt communication with the sensor unit.
An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an accommodation space for accommodating at least a portion of an aerosol generating article, a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article inserted into the accommodation space, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the heater, a battery configured to supply power to the heater, and a processor electrically connected to the heater and the battery, wherein the processor is configured to obtain at least one of data associated with an initial temperature of the heater, which is measured through the temperature sensor, and data associated with a final heating profile of the heater, and control power supply from the battery to the heater, based on the obtained data. Various embodiments may be made.
An aerosol generating device according to an embodiment includes a heater, a battery configured to supply power to the heater, a communication interface connected to an external device, and a controller configured to communicate with the external device only when an external input is received in a state in which a connection between the communication interface and the external device is detected.
An aerosol generating system according to one embodiment includes a cigarette having a first color band of which color changes in response to humidity, and an aerosol generating device including a main body including an accommodation passage for accommodating the cigarette, a heater for heating the cigarette, a color sensor arranged on one side of the accommodation passage and detecting a color of the first color band, and a controller for determining a humidity state of the cigarette, based on a detected color of the first color band.
An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes an upper housing comprising a first outer wall elongated to provide an inner space and a first inner wall elongated in the inner space to define an insertion space; a lower housing comprising a second outer wall coupled to the first outer wall of the upper housing and a second inner wall coupled to the first inner wall of the upper housing; a container formed by the first outer wall of the upper housing, the first inner wall of the upper housing, the second outer wall of the lower housing, and the second inner wall of the lower housing, wherein the container is configured to store a liquid; a wick located at the lower housing, wherein the wick comprises a portion connected to an inside of the container; a heater disposed near the wick for heating the wick; a first gasket interposed between the first inner wall of the upper housing and the second inner wall of the lower housing; and a second gasket interposed between the first outer wall of the upper housing and the second outer wall of the lower housing.
The aerosol generating device may include a heating structure configured to generate heat by surface plasmon resonance, and a concentrator configured to focus light on the heating structure.
A heater assembly for heating an aerosol-generating article by means of dielectric heating may comprise: an oscillation unit which generates microwaves; a resonance unit which resonates the microwaves to generate an electric field; and a coupler, one end of which comes into contact with the oscillation unit, the other end of which comes into contact with the resonance unit, and which transfers the microwaves generated by the oscillation unit to the resonance unit, wherein the oscillation unit comprises a printed circuit board which is stacked on the resonance unit.
KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Republic of Korea)
Inventor
Park, In Su
Kwon, Chan Min
Kim, Tae Kyun
Lee, Mi Jeong
Lee, John Tae
Lee, Tae Kyung
Kim, Dae Ho
Shin, Ji Won
Abstract
An aerosol generating device includes: an oscillating unit that generates microwaves; a resonating unit that accommodates an aerosol-generating article and resonates the microwaves to heat the aerosol-generating article; a power monitoring unit that measures power of reflected microwaves reflected from the resonating unit and input to the oscillating unit; and a processor that controls the output of the oscillating unit on the basis of the power of the reflected microwaves measured by the power monitoring unit.
KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Republic of Korea)
Inventor
Park, In Su
Kwon, Chan Min
Kim, Tae Kyun
Lee, Mi Jeong
Lee, John Tae
Lee, Tae Kyung
Kim, Dae Ho
Shin, Ji Won
Abstract
An aerosol generation device according to one aspect includes: an oscillation unit for generating microwaves; a resonant unit that accommodates an aerosol generation article and heats the aerosol generating article by outputting, to the aerosol generation article, an electric field due to resonance of the microwaves; and a processor that controls the output of the oscillation unit to move a maximum electric field absorption region of the aerosol generation article.
An aerosol generating device includes a main body and an outer cover coupled to the main body, wherein the outer cover includes a circuit layer, a base layer, a light-transmitting layer, a shielding layer, and a coating layer, which are sequentially arranged in a direction from a rear surface of the outer cover toward a front surface of the outer cover, and one or more light-emitting units arranged on the circuit layer, the base layer, the light-transmitting layer, the shielding layer, and the coating layer include a material capable of transmitting light, and light emitted from the light-emitting units sequentially passes through the base layer, the light-transmitting layer, the shielding layer, and the coating layer.
An aerosol generating device according to the present disclosure includes: a body shaped to define a first insertion space that is open at a top side of the body; a heater holder comprising a lateral wall and being detachably insertable into the first insertion space; a heater coupled to the heater holder; and an extractor comprising a lateral wall and being detachably insertable into the first insertion space, wherein the lateral wall of the heater holder and the lateral wall of the extractor collectively define a second insertion space that is open at a top side, and are alternately disposed along a circumference of the second insertion space.
KOREA ELECTRO TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Republic of Korea)
Inventor
Park, In Su
Kwon, Chan Min
Kim, Tae Kyun
Lee, Mi Jeong
Lee, John Tae
Lee, Tae Kyung
Kim, Dae Ho
Shin, Ji Won
Abstract
This heater assembly for heating an aerosol-generating article comprises: a case including an accommodation space for accommodating the aerosol-generating article and an opening through which the aerosol-generating article can be inserted; a resonance unit including a plurality of plates spaced apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the aerosol-generating article and a connecting portion for connecting the plurality of plates and the case; and a coupler which supplies microwaves to at least one of the plurality of plates such that microwave resonance for heating the aerosol-generating article is generated in the resonance unit.
A heater assembly comprises: an oscillation unit that generates microwaves; and a resonance unit that receives the microwaves generated from the oscillation unit through a coupler and generates an electric field by resonating the received microwaves, wherein the resonance unit comprises: an outer conductor including a receiving space for receiving an aerosol-generating article; a first inner conductor that surrounds a region of the aerosol-generating article received in the receiving space; and a second inner conductor that surrounds another region of the aerosol-generating article received in the receiving space, and the aerosol-generating article received in the receiving space may be heated by the electric field generated in the resonance unit.
KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (Republic of Korea)
Inventor
Park, In Su
Kwon, Chan Min
Kim, Tae Kyun
Lee, Mi Jeong
Lee, John Tae
Lee, Tae Kyung
Kim, Dae Ho
Shin, Ji Won
Abstract
An aerosol generation device according to an embodiment comprises: a processor that controls the operation of the aerosol generation device; an oscillator that is provided with AC power to generate microwaves in a predetermined frequency range; a resonator that includes an accommodation space in which an aerosol-generating article is accommodated, and resonates incident microwaves output from the oscillator to heat the aerosol-generating article inserted into the accommodation space; and a power monitor that monitors reflected microwaves reflected by the resonator, wherein the processor determines whether the aerosol-generating article is inserted, on the basis of the reflected microwaves monitored by the power monitor.
A heater assembly according to one embodiment comprises: an oscillation part for generating microwaves of a designated frequency band; and a resonance part, which receives, through a coupler, the microwaves generated by the oscillation part and resonates the received microwaves so as to generate an electric field, wherein the resonance part can include: a case which has a lower surface, an upper surface facing the lower surface, and side surfaces for encompassing the inner space between the lower surface and the upper surface, and which includes an accommodation space for accommodating an aerosol generation article, and at least one opening through which the coupler can be inserted in the direction toward the inner space from the lower surface; a plurality of plates arranged to be spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the aerosol generation article accommodated in the accommodation space; and a connection part for connecting the plurality of plates. Other various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.
A heater assembly, according to one embodiment of the present application, comprises: an oscillation unit that generates microwaves in a specified frequency band; a resonance unit that resonates the microwaves to generate an electric field; and a coupler that transmits the generated microwaves to the resonance unit. The resonance unit comprises: an accommodating space for accommodating an aerosol-generating article; a case including a first opening into which the aerosol-generating article may be inserted; a plurality of plates arranged to be spaced apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the aerosol-generating article accommodated in the accommodating space; and a connecting part connecting the plurality of plates and the case and including a second opening which corresponds to the first opening at a position facing the first opening.
An aerosol-generating device, according to one embodiment of the present application, comprises: an oscillation unit which generates microwaves; a resonance unit which includes an accommodation space for accommodating an aerosol-generating article, and heats the aerosol-generating article by resonating the microwaves; a power monitoring unit which measures reflected microwaves reflected from the resonance unit and input into the oscillation unit; and a processor which determines the type of aerosol-generating article on the basis of the reflected microwaves measured by the power monitoring unit.
An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an accommodation space for accommodating at least a portion of an aerosol generating article, a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article inserted into the accommodation space, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the heater, a battery configured to supply power to the heater, and a processor electrically connected to the heater and the battery, wherein the processor is configured to obtain at least one of data associated with an initial temperature of the heater, which is measured through the temperature sensor, and data associated with a final heating profile of the heater, and control power supply from the battery to the heater, based on the obtained data. Various embodiments may be made.
An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat a cigarette, a sensor unit configured to sense a parameter related to an operation of the heater, and a microcontroller unit configured to initialize the sensor unit when a heating event of the heater is initiated, attempt to communicate with the initialized sensor unit and determine whether communication with the sensor unit is normal, and when the communication with the sensor unit is determined to be abnormal, reattempt communication with the sensor unit.
A method of manufacturing tobacco granules includes manufacturing ground tobacco by grinding raw tobacco, manufacturing a mixture including the ground tobacco and a solvent, manufacturing tobacco granules by using the mixture, and freeze-drying the tobacco granules.
A powder inhalation device includes a storage tank configured to store a medium in a powder form, a powder loading unit configured to receive the medium from the storage tank, an air flow passage through which the medium transferred to the powder loading unit flows together with air, an air flow sensor configured to detect a pressure or a flow velocity in the air flow passage, a powder diffuser configured to diffuse the medium transferred to the powder loading unit toward the air flow passage, and a controller configured to control the powder diffuser by receiving a pressure signal or a flow velocity signal from the air flow sensor.
The present disclosure relates to a conventional cigarette with a heating structure similar to that of heated tobacco by providing a heat source portion that uses a chemical reaction, and provides a cigarette stick to which an ignition system is attached and that may be fired regardless of environmental conditions of a smoking place to improve convenience of a consumer.
The present invention relates to a smoking product comprising: a filter portion; and a tobacco rod portion, the filter portion and the tobacco rod portion containing the same or different compositions, wherein the compositions include at least one selected from the group consisting of pyruvic acid, lactic acid, and citric acid.
A24B 15/40 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances containing a heterocyclic ring having only oxygen or sulfur as hetero-atoms
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AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM AND AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE
An aerosol-generating system according to various embodiments may comprise an aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article contained in a medium container. The aerosol-generating device may comprise: a housing comprising a first housing end and a second housing end on the opposite side to the first housing end; an outer air inflow unit detachably coupled to the first housing end of the housing; a medium container disposed inside the housing, the medium container comprising a first wall and a second wall facing the first wall; a heating unit disposed outside the first and second walls of the medium container so as to heat an aerosol-generating article contained in the medium container; and an air flow passage tube for fluidically connecting the medium container and the second housing end of the housing. The outer air inflow unit may include a perforated hole through which a fluid flows in from outside the aerosol-generating device.
An inhaler for inhaling a functional material according to various embodiments may comprise: a first holder; a second holder rotatably connected to the first holder; piercing members which protrude into the inner space of the second holder; and a functional material-accommodating member which is disposed in the inner space of the second holder and accommodates the functional material. At least a portion of the functional material-accommodating member may be opened by the piercing members as the second holder rotates.
To authenticate a user of an electronic device, a user terminal receives tag information including target program information from a tag device using a near-field communication (NFC) sensor, stores a target program in the user terminal based on the target program information, performs user authentication based on the target program, and transmits a result of the user authentication to the electronic device.
An aerosol generation system includes a tobacco medium accommodation portion and a moisturizer accommodation portion located at an upstream end or a downstream end of the tobacco medium accommodation portion. In addition, an aerosol generation system includes an aerosol generation device including an elongated cavity for accommodating the cigarette, a first heater for heating the tobacco medium accommodation portion, and a second heater for heating the moisturizer accommodation portion.
A receptacle connector according to the present disclosure includes: a housing open on one side from a cavity therein; a terminal extending to the open one side from an inside of the housing; a first vent hole formed through the housing; and a membrane to cover the first vent hole and to partition an inside and an outside of the housing.
Provided is an aerosol-generating device including a heating assembly including an accommodation space into which at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article is accommodated, and at least one spiral coil arranged outside of the accommodation space and configured to generate an induced magnetic field. The spiral coil has a plate shape curved along a circumference direction of the accommodation space and a center around which the spiral coil is wound is at an external surface of the accommodation space.
An aerosol generating device may include: a cartridge including a reservoir for storing an aerosol generating material; a heater assembly detachably coupled to the cartridge and configured to heat the aerosol generating material provided from the cartridge to generate an aerosol; and a body detachably coupled to the heater assembly and including a battery configured to supply power to the heater assembly, wherein the heater assembly may include: a chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir of the cartridge; a wick configured to absorb the aerosol generating material supplied from the reservoir; and a heater arranged in at least a region of a side surface of the wick and configured to heat the aerosol generating material absorbed into the wick.
C04B 38/00 - Porous mortars, concrete, artificial stone or ceramic ware; Preparation thereof
B29C 45/14 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
An aerosol generating device is disclosed. The aerosol generating device includes: a body comprising a first opening to a first insertion space; a heater module configured to be removably inserted into the first insertion space, wherein the heater module comprises: a heater holder comprising a second opening to a second insertion space, wherein a heater is disposed in the second insertion space, a frame coupled to the heater holder, and a substrate coupled to the frame and on which a memory configured to store unique information regarding the heater is mounted; and a controller disposed in the body and configured to control operation of the heater based on receiving the unique information regarding the heater from the memory.
A24F 40/46 - Shape or structure of electric heating means
H05B 3/10 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor
H05B 3/14 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
H05B 3/04 - Waterproof or air-tight seals for heaters
Provided is an aerosol generating device including a susceptor, a coil, a housing, and a first flow passage. The first flow passage includes: an outer flow passage between the housing and the coil; and an inner flow passage between the coil and the susceptor and in fluid communication with the outer flow passage.
An aerosol generating device includes a vibrator configured to vibrate to generate an aerosol from an aerosol generating material, a controller configured to control the vibrator to vibrate at a target vibration speed, and a feedback circuit configured to detect an electrical signal representing a frequency response of the vibrator that changes according to an operating environment of the vibrator and output a feedback signal based on the detected electrical signal, and the controller may adjust the vibration speed of the vibrator based on the feedback signal output from the feedback circuit.
An aerosol-generating system includes a cigarette and an aerosol-generating apparatus. The cigarette includes a medium part including a tobacco material, a flavor unit including a flavoring material and a moisturizer, and a wrapper configured to wrap the medium part and the flavor unit. The aerosol-generating apparatus includes a first heater arranged on a portion corresponding to the medium part and configured to directly heat the medium part and indirectly heat the flavor unit by using heat transmitted through the wrapper, and a processor configured to control the first heater to make the aerosol-generating apparatus operate in a smoke-free mode in which no visible smoke is generated.
Provided are: a plant cell, in which expression or activity of a phytochelatin synthase (PCS) gene or a protein encoded by the PCS gene is reduced as compared with a parent cell; a plant having that has reduced heavy metal absorption, and includes the plant cell; a method of reducing heavy metals in a plant, the method including reducing expression or activity of a PCS gene or a protein encoded by the PCS gene, as compared with a parent cell; a CRISPR-Cas9 recombinant vector including a single guide RNA targeting a PCS gene; and a method of preparing a plant with reduced heavy metals, the method including transforming a plant cell with the recombinant vector.
A mouthpiece according to an embodiment comprises: a mouthpiece part having an inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface; a first capacitive sensor disposed in a first region of the outer circumferential surface of the mouthpiece part; a second capacitive sensor disposed in a second region of the outer circumferential surface, spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the first region; a first microcurrent application terminal disposed in a third region of the outer circumferential surface, spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the second region; and a second microcurrent application terminal disposed in a fourth region of the outer circumferential surface, spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the third region.
A method for generating a fragrance recipe according to one embodiment may comprise the steps of: sensing a fragrance of a substance; on the basis of the result of the sensing, extracting fragrance data representing the fragrance of the substance in terms of a plurality of predetermined ingredients and the respective concentrations of the ingredients; and converting fragrance data into a fragrance recipe on the basis of cartridge information of a fragrance diffusion device including a plurality of fragrance cartridges.
