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Granted Patent B2
US 11,470,882 · App. 16/604,443 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Device for holding smoking member, and smoking member system

Inventors: Jong Sub Lee (Seongnam-si, KR); Dae Nam Han (Daejeon, KR); Jang Uk Lee (Seoul, KR); Jung Ho Han (Daejeon, KR); Hun Il Lim (Seoul, KR); Jin Young Yoon (Seoul, KR); Young Lea Kim (Seoul, KR); Ji Soo Jang (Seoul, KR); Wang Seop Lim (Anyang-si, KR); Moon Bong Lee (Seoul, KR); Soung Ho Ju (Daejeon, KR); Du Jin Park (Seoul, KR); Seong Won Yoon (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 11,470,882
App. No.
16/604,443
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a smoking member supporting device which is placed in an arrangement region with or without a smoking member mounted thereon, the smoking member supporting device including a base unit including an arrangement surface corresponding to the arrangement region; an accommodating unit formed adjacent to the base unit and configured to accommodate at least one region of the smoking member; a hook unit formed at an edge of the accommodating unit to define the accommodating unit and to maintain a state that the smoking member is accommodated in the accommodating unit and mounted; and a connecting unit formed to face the smoking member when the smoking member is accommodated in the accommodating unit and to supply electrical energy to the smoking member.

Claims (43)

1. A smoking member supporting device, comprising:

a base unit comprising an arrangement surface;

an accommodating unit formed adjacent to the base unit and configured to accommodate a smoking member;

a hook unit formed at an edge of the accommodating unit and configured to keep the smoking member accommodated in the accommodating unit; and

a connecting unit configured to supply power to the smoking member when the smoking member is accommodated in the accommodating unit,

wherein the smoking member supporting device controls the smoking member to start pre-heating in response to the smoking member being accommodated in the accommodating unit.

2. The smoking member supporting device of claim 1 ,

wherein the connecting unit is formed on a surface of the accommodating unit.

3. The smoking member supporting device of claim 1 ,

wherein power is supplied from an external power source to the smoking member through the connecting unit.

4. The smoking member supporting device of claim 1 ,

wherein the connecting unit is configured to provide the smoking member with power for heating a smoking material.

5. The smoking member supporting device of claim 1 , wherein

the smoking member comprises a heater for heating a smoking material when a user smokes, and

the connecting unit is configured to perform a pre-heating operation for the heater.

6. A smoking member supporting device, comprising:

a base unit comprising an arrangement surface;

an accommodating unit formed adjacent to the base unit and configured to accommodate a smoking member;

a hook unit formed at an edge of the accommodating unit and configured to keep the smoking member accommodated in the accommodating unit;

a connecting unit configured to supply power to the smoking member when the smoking member is accommodated in the accommodating unit; and

a cleaning unit configured to clean the smoking member when the smoking member is accommodated in the accommodating unit.

7. The smoking member supporting device of claim 6 ,

wherein the cleaning unit is formed to correspond to the accommodating unit.

8. The smoking member supporting device of claim 6 ,

wherein the cleaning unit has a brush-like shape comprising a plurality of fiber strands.

9. The smoking member supporting device of claim 6 ,

further comprising a cleaning driving unit configured to move the cleaning unit to clean the smoking member.

10. The smoking member supporting device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a supporting unit connected to the base unit and protruding in a lengthwise direction of the smoking member when the smoking member is accommodated.

11. The smoking member supporting device of claim 10 ,

wherein the connecting unit is formed on a surface of the accommodating unit.

12. A smoking member system comprising:

a smoking member comprising:

a main body;

an insertion groove formed at one end of the main body; and

a heater member disposed in the insertion groove; and

a smoking member supporting device comprising:

a base unit comprising an arrangement surface;

an accommodating unit formed adjacent to the base unit and configured to accommodate the smoking member;

a hook unit formed at an edge of the accommodating unit and configured to keep the smoking member accommodated in the accommodating unit; and

a connecting unit configured to supply power to the smoking member when the smoking member is accommodated in the accommodating unit.

13. The smoking member system of claim 12 , wherein the smoking member supporting device further comprises a cleaning unit formed in the accommodating unit of the smoking member supporting device,

wherein the smoking member is accommodated in the accommodating unit such that the cleaning unit corresponds to the insertion groove of the smoking member when the smoking member is mounted on the smoking member supporting device.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 051103 FRAME: 0804. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 22, 2022
From: LEE, JONG SUB; HAN, DAE NAM; LEE, JANG UK; HAN, JUNG HO; LIM, HUN IL; YOON, JIN YOUNG; KIM, YOUNG LEA; JANG, JI SOO; LIM, WANG SEOP; LEE, MOON BONG; JU, SOUNG HO; PARK, DU JIN; YOON, SEONG WON
To: KT & G CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060401/0378 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: LEE, JONG SUB; HAN, DAE NAM; LEE, JANG UK; HAN, JUNG HO; LIM, HUN IL; YOON, JIN YOUNG; KIM, YOUNG LEA; JANG, JI SOO; LIM, WANG SEOP; LEE, MOON BONG; JU, SOUNG HO; PARK, DU JIN; YOON, SEONG WON
To: KT & G CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051103/0804 →
Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2017-0046938 · Apr 11, 2017 · national
KR 10-2017-0077586 · Jun 19, 2017 · national
KR 10-2017-0084388 · Jul 3, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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