Patents by Inventor Seon Wook WOO

Seon Wook WOO 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).

  • Composition containing fucosterol for skin whitening or moisturizing
    Patent number: 9956157
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel use of fucosterol and, more specifically, to a composition for skin whitening or composition for skin moisturizing, which is characterized by containing fucosterol. Fucosterol of chemical formula 1 below has an excellent whitening effect of inhibiting melanin generation and tyrosinase activity, and thus can be used as an active ingredient of a cosmetic composition for whitening, a food composition, or a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jae Kwan Hwang, Seon Wook Woo, Chang Hee Kim, Mi Bo Kim
  • COMPOSITION CONTAINING FUCOSTEROL FOR SKIN WHITENING OR MOISTURIZING
    Publication number: 20170000714
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel use of fucosterol and, more specifically, to a composition for skin whitening or composition for skin moisturizing, which is characterized by containing fucosterol. Fucosterol of chemical formula 1 below has an excellent whitening effect of inhibiting melanin generation and tyrosinase activity, and thus can be used as an active ingredient of a cosmetic composition for whitening, a food composition, or a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jae Kwan HWANG, Seon Wook WOO, Chang Hee KIM, Mi Bo KIM