IP Library Granted Patent US 12,532,909
Granted Patent B2
US 12,532,909 · App. 17/432,713 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Aerosol generating article including thermally conductive wrapper

Inventors: Sung Jong Ki (Daejeon, KR); Young Joong Kim (Daejeon, KR); In Su Park (Seoul, KR); John Tae Lee (Seoul, KR); Sun Hwan Jung (Daejeon, KR); Eun Mi Jeoung (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
A24D1/20A24D1/02A24D1/025A24D3/17
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,532,909
App. No.
17/432,713
Filed
Aug 20, 2021
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1755
USPC
131/331
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an aerosol generating article for use with an aerosol generating device, and to an aerosol generating article including a thermally conductive wrapper. An aerosol generating article according to one aspect includes an aerosol substrate section containing an aerosol generating material without nicotine, a medium disposed toward a downstream end of the aerosol substrate section and containing nicotine, a cooler disposed toward a downstream end of the medium, a filter disposed toward a downstream end of the cooler, and a wrapper surrounding at least part of the aerosol generating article, wherein the wrapper includes a thermally conductive wrapper surrounding at least part of the aerosol substrate section and the medium.

Claims (23)

1 . An aerosol generating system comprising:

an aerosol generating article for generating aerosol when heated, the aerosol generating article comprising:

an aerosol substrate section containing an aerosol generating material without nicotine;

a medium disposed to face a downstream end of the aerosol substrate section and containing nicotine;

a cooler disposed to face a downstream end of the medium;

a filter disposed to face a downstream end of the cooler; and

a thermally conductive wrapper surrounding at least part of the aerosol substrate section and the medium and comprising a first portion and a second portion that do not overlap each other; and

a single heater that is configured to generate heat outside of the aerosol generating article that heats the aerosol generating article,

wherein the aerosol substrate section is surrounded by the first portion,

wherein the medium is surrounded by the second portion or at least part of the first portion and the second portion,

wherein each of the first portion and the second portion further comprises a thermally conductive material, and

wherein the first portion and the second portion have different thermal conductivities from each other such that the aerosol substrate section and the medium are heated to different temperatures by the single heater through the first portion and the second portion.

2 . The aerosol generating system of claim 1 , wherein one of the first portion and the second portion has a greater amount of thermally conductive material per unit area than the other of the first portion and the second portion.

3 . The aerosol generating system of claim 1 , wherein the first portion includes a first sub-portion surrounding the aerosol substrate section and a second sub-portion surrounding part of the medium,

wherein each of the first sub-portion and the second sub-portion are thermally conductive, and

wherein the second portion surrounds a remaining portion of the medium that is not surrounded by the second sub-portion of the first portion.

4 . The aerosol generating system of claim 3 , wherein the second sub-portion extends from an upstream end of the medium to a downstream end of the medium.

5 . The aerosol generating system of claim 3 , wherein at least part of the second sub-portion has a non-uniform width.

6 . The aerosol generating system of claim 3 , wherein the second portion is disposed between the first sub-portion and the second sub-portion.

7 . The aerosol generating system of claim 3 , wherein the second sub-portion has a higher thermal conductivity than the second portion.

8 . The aerosol generating system of claim 3 , wherein the second sub-portion has a lower thermal conductivity than the second portion.

9 . The aerosol generating system of claim 5 , wherein a width of the part of the second sub-portion in a circumferential direction of the thermally conductive wrapper increases in a downstream direction of the aerosol generating article.

10 . The aerosol generating system of claim 6 , wherein the second portion has a lower thermal conductivity than the first sub-portion and the second sub-portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2021
From: KI, SUNG JONG; KIM, YOUNG JOONG; PARK, IN SU; LEE, JOHN TAE; JUNG, SUN HWAN; JEOUNG, EUN MI
To: KT&G CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057243/0779 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0096912 · Aug 8, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220160023A1 · May 26, 2022
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