ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,480, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Seoul Viosys Co. Ltd. (Ansan-si, South Korea).

"Deodorization module and storage device including deodorization module" was invented by Jae Hak Jeong (Ansan-si, South Korea), Ji Won Kim (Ansan-si, South Korea), Byeong Cheol Ju (Ansan-si, South Korea), Sang Cheol Shin (Ansan-si, South Korea) and Woong Ki Jung (Ansan-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deodorization module and a storage device including the deodorization module. A deodorization module includes: a housing; a suction opening formed on the lower surface of the housing to allow external air to be suctioned therethrough; ...