Aerosol Generation Device
Patent No. EP3918930 (titled "Aerosol Generation Device") was filed by Kt&G on Mar 19, 2021. The application was issued on Mar 19, 2025.
Patent Summary
An aerosol generating device for cigarettes that heats the inside, outside, and one end portion of the cigarette to shorten preheating time and prevent carbonization. The device has a heater with three sections: an inner section along the inside, a lower section in the bottom, and an extending section along the length. These sections are thermally connected and heated at decreasing temperatures from the inner section to the outer sections. This simultaneous multi-point heating avoids excessive temperature differences that can carbonize the inside or cause long preheating times.
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EP3918930
- Application Number
- EP21734041A
- Filing Date
- Mar 19, 2021
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Feb 14, 2025
- Publication Date
- Mar 19, 2025
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