Patents by Inventor Yu-Mi Cho

Yu-Mi Cho has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Use of lignan-type compounds or extract of nutmeg or aril of nutmeg comprising the same
    Patent number: 8969408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new use of lignan-type compounds or an extract of nutmeg or aril of nutmeg comprising the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a composition for skin whitening comprising a lignan-type compound or an extract of nutmeg or aril of nutmeg comprising the same. Because the lignan compound represented by Chemical Formulas 1 to 3 or the extract of nutmeg or aril of nutmeg has superior skin whitening activity by inhibiting melanin production and tyrosinase activity, it can be used for the preparation of a cosmetic composition, food composition or pharmaceutical composition for skin whitening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignees: Biocare Co., Ltd., Newtree Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Kwan Hwang, Yu-Mi Cho, Gyu Hoi Kim, Jeong Hwan Kim, Hae Ji Lee, Do Un Kim, Hee Chul Chung, Jae Youn Chung, Hyun In Oh
  • NOVEL USE OF LIGNAN-TYPE COMPOUNDS OR EXTRACT OF NUTMEG OR ARIL OF NUTMEG COMPRISING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110118346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new use of lignan-type compounds or an extract of nutmeg or aril of nutmeg comprising the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a composition for skin whitening comprising a lignan-type compound or an extract of nutmeg or aril of nutmeg comprising the same. Because the lignan compound represented by Chemical Formulas 1 to 3 or the extract of nutmeg or aril of nutmeg has superior skin whitening activity by inhibiting melanin production and tyrosinase activity, it can be used for the preparation of a cosmetic composition, food composition or pharmaceutical composition for skin whitening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicants: BIOCARE CO., LTD., NEWTREE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Kwan Hwang, Yu-Mi Cho, Gyu Hoi Kim, Jeong Hwan Kim, Hae Ji Lee, Do Un Kim, Hee Chul Chung, Jae Youn Chung, Hyun In Oh