Patents by Inventor Tae Woo Yoo

Tae Woo Yoo 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).

  • Publication number: 20090093320
    Abstract: A face structure of golf club comprising club face (11) which is a hitting portion and an uneven face (20) which corresponds to the shape of the club face, having innumerable minute and uniform projection to the shape of the club face (11) in point-contact mode, and being manufactured with said club face as one body. The club face decreases the crash loss through point contact with ball and thereby increase repulsive power in portion to the decreased crash loss to give an improved driving distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 6835174
    Abstract: An acupressure device for fingers includes an inserting unit having an open end for receiving the end of a finger, a cut section in a center of the open end of the inserting unit, a semi-circular base unit having a flat outer surface and an inner surface formed with a plurality of protuberances, and two fixing strips at both sides of the semi-circular base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Inventor: Tae-woo Yoo
  • Publication number: 20040065334
    Abstract: A hand acupuncture needle assembly according to the present invention comprises an acupuncture needle including a body, and a fine point at a bottom thereof, and a tube type grip element extending over a portion of the acupuncture needle, and at least a substantial length of the tube type grip element being compressed such that an outer surface of the acupuncture needle is fixedly connected with an inner surface of the at least a substantial length of the grip element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Publication number: 20040055076
    Abstract: An elastic textile belt for acupressure, includes securing elements at opposite ends of the belt for securing the belt around the waist of a user; an abdominal acupressure element having a plurality of metal protrusions on the inner surface of the belt and a pouch for holding heat generating elements on an outer surface of the belt; a movable lumbar acupressure element having a plurality of metal protrusions on the inner surface, a plurality of hooks on the outer surface and a pouch for holding heat generating elements between the surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Publication number: 20030225431
    Abstract: A needle for Korean traditional medical treatment includes a grip part and a needle body, the bottom portion and the end of the needle body being coated with gold so that the needle can be applied smoothly without pain because the end of the needle body is coated with gold. Since gold is highly conductive and can control electric current of the body without side effects, the coated gold provides the effects of dispersing excess electric current at the fever, pain and inflammation parts and of inducing the electric current into functional disorders, paralysis, blood circulation disorders, shiver and convulsion parts and thus, results in medical treatment effect via functional improvement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventor: Tae woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 6598382
    Abstract: A bracelet includes a series of nonferrous metal units, each of the metal units including a body part having connection holes in opposite sides at one end and having several elongated grooves in an inner surface thereof, right and left connection parts extending from the body part and having protruded rods such that adjacent metal units are linked together by the engagement of the connection holes with the protruded rods, each connection part having elongated grooves in an inner surface, and gold rods inserted into the elongated grooves of the body part and the connection parts so as to protrude partially out therefrom; a locking member at one end of the series of nonferrous metal units; and a linking member at an opposite end of the series of nonferrous metal units for connecting with the locking member to secure the bracelet around a wrist of a person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: Tae woo Yoo
  • Publication number: 20030131581
    Abstract: A bracelet includes a series of nonferrous metal units, each of the metal units including a body part having connection holes in opposite sides at one end and having several elongated grooves in an inner surface thereof, right and left connection parts extending from the body part and having protruded rods such that adjacent metal units are linked together by the engagement of the connection holes with the protruded rods, each connection part having elongated grooves in an inner surface, and gold rods inserted into the elongated grooves of the body part and the connection parts so as to protrude partially out therefrom; a locking member at one end of the series of nonferrous metal units; and a linking member at an opposite end of the series of nonferrous metal units for connecting with the locking member to secure the bracelet around a wrist of a person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Publication number: 20030045899
    Abstract: The purpose of the acupressure device for fingers designed to be inserted by the end of a finger in order to provide pressure stimulation effects with protuberances of the inner surface of the device and to enhance blood circulation effects by producing negative(−) ion. The acupressure device for fingers includes an inserting unit for the end of a finger to be inserted, at one side, a cutting unit in a center of the inserting unit, a semi-circular base unit having a flat outer surface and an inner surface cast into a plurality of protuberances, and two fixing strips at both sides of the semi-circular base unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventor: Tae-Woo Yoo
  • Publication number: 20020128676
    Abstract: A finger pressure device for acupuncture comprising: an adhesive tape with an adhesive surface on one side; a T-pellet attached on the adhesive surface of said adhesive tape; an one-sided tape with a small hole in the center, having an adhesive surface of the same size with said adhesive tape; and a gold plate with a small hole in the center through which an end portion of said T-pellet is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 6444078
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a moxibusting implement of loess includes a step of attaching exfoliation papers to the upper and lower surface of a square paper board with adhesives; a step of perforating a plurality of receiving holes inside the paper board and detaching the exfoliation paper from the upper surface of the paper board; a step of attaching a filter paper to the upper surface of the paper board and cutting a plurality of shapes of holes inside the paper board; a step of applying adhesives on the upper surface of the shapes of holes; a step of attaching a plurality of loess boards on the shapes of the holes; a step of applying adhesives on the upper surface of the loess boards and attaching a plurality of moxas on the loess boards; and a step of drying the completed moxibusting implements by applying heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Publication number: 20020099403
    Abstract: A T-pellet for acupuncture comprising: an adhesive tape with an adhesive surface on one side; a ring of a T-pellet to be attached on the adhesive surface of said adhesive tape; and a gold plate with a small hole in the center to be inserted by the end portion of said T-pellet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 6421560
    Abstract: A device for guiding spots for acupuncture including: a CPU controlling storage or output of data according to a control signal by a user; the 1st storage printing stored image data according to a control signal of the CPU; a character data producer printing character data according to a control of the CPU; a RGB data producer transforming data stored in the 1st storage unit to image data according to a control of the CPU; and a video signal transformation transforming output shape of output signal of the character data producer or RGB data producer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Publication number: 20020022107
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a moxibusting implement of loess includes a step of attaching exfoliation papers to the upper and lower surface of a square paper board with adhesives ; a step of perforating a plurality of receiving holes inside the paper board and detaching the exfoliation paper from the upper surface of the paper board; a step of attaching a filter paper to the upper surface of the paper board and forming a plurality of shapes of holes inside the paper board; a step of applying adhesives on the upper surface of the shapes of holes; a step of attaching a plurality of loess boards on the shapes of the holes ; a step of applying adhesives on the upper surface of the loess boards and attaching a plurality of moxas on the loess boards; and a step of drying the completed moxibusting implements by applying heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 6299955
    Abstract: A supporting board for moxibusting implement of loess including an upper board with a receiving hole in a center and applied adhesives at the upper surface; a lower board with a receiving hole in a center and applied adhesives at the lower surface; a filter paper between the two boards; and exfoliation papers attached to the boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 6083591
    Abstract: A moxibusting implement includes a loess support having a centrally located receiving through hole and a cross-shaped air circulative groove at a lower surface thereof, the cross-shaped air circulative groove being in communication with the receiving hole in the loess support and extending from the receiving hole to an outer periphery of the loess support; a filter paper at the lower surface of the loess board; a paper board at a lower surface of the filter paper, the paper board having a receiving through hole therein which is co-axially aligned with the receiving hole in the loess support; an exfoliation paper at a lower surface of the paper board; and a cylindrical moxa at an upper surface of the loess support and having a hole which is co-axially aligned with the receiving hole in the loess support, the moxa being aligned with the receiving hole of the loess support, such that the moxibusting implement is capable of obtaining a wormwood effect and a strong and deep moxibusting effect by producing far-infr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 5948506
    Abstract: A moxibusting implement includes a loess support having a receiving hole and a recess for inserting a filter paper. When a moxa is burned and the heat generated reaches the loess support(10), far-infrared radiation is produced from the loess support to enhance the effect of the moxa cautery treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 5806343
    Abstract: A bracelet includes a set of linked bases, each base including a first body, a pair of parallel extended portions connected to opposite edges of the body, a projection positioned on a bottom of each extended portion for applying a finger pressure, a beam fixedly mounted to an extending between ends of the extended portions, and a polygonal shaped arm having one end connected with the body and being movable between a raised postion, for inserting the beam of a second base between the arm and the body, and a folded postion to fix the beam of the second base between the arm and the first body; a lock member connected to one end of the linked bases; and a link member connected to the other end of the linked bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 5792175
    Abstract: Ring has serpentine connecting portions between parallel plates on which a plurality of protuberances are formed on the inner surfaces of the plates. The ring promotes the circulation of blood by accupressuring a finger by means of protuberances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Inventor: Tae-Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: 5774424
    Abstract: An acupressure stimulator for a watch includes a plate; a plurality of protuberances projected from the bottom of the plate for applying finger-pressure to the wrist; a double-sided adhesive-layer stuck on the other side of the plate, in order to use the double-sided adhesive-layer to adhere to the back of a watch; and a release-layer adhered to the double-sided adhesive-layer. In use, after removing the release-layer at the double-sided adhesive-layer, it is stuck to the back of a watch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo
  • Patent number: D401882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Inventor: Tae Woo Yoo