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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Daegu, KR ranks #234 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 498 patents from 315 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Daegu, KR include Samsung, LG, Sk Hynix.

Showing 1–50 of 315 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Ju-youn Lee Samsung 13
2 Seung-hoon Han Samsung 10
3 Young Sam Shin Samsung 9
#4 Woo Chul Jeon Samsung 7
#5 Miyoung Kim LG 6
#5 Gee-young Sung Samsung 6
#5 Joon Woo Kim Sk Hynix 6
#5 Seung Tae Hong LG 6
#5 Il Chung Kolon Industries 6
#5 Hee Jin Lee Samsung 6
#11 Joon Hyung Lee Samsung 5
#11 Jun Tae Kang KAIST 5
#11 Jong Boo Kim Nuc Electronics Co. 5
#11 Si Min Kim Kolon Industries 5
#15 Min Jung Park Samsung 4
#15 Sung Woo Cho Samsung 4
#15 Chun-Jae Jeong Kigan Industry Co. 4
#15 Ja Ho Koo LG 4
#15 Dong Seog Han Samsung 4
#15 Young-Han Jeong Kolon Industries 4
#15 Kee-Soo Nam KAIST 4
#15 Geung-Won Kang S&S Tech Co. 4
#23 Cheol Se Kim LG 3
#23 Seungmok Shin LG 3
#23 Mi Jin Yoon Samsung 3
#23 Choong Pyo Jeong Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology 3
#23 Tae-Hwa Moon Samsung 3
#23 Suk-jin Kim Samsung 3
#23 Eunjung Kim Samsung 3
#23 Sang Hee CHOI Samsung 3
#23 Hee-yul Lee Sk Telecom Co. 3
#23 Chul-Kyu YANG S&S Tech Co. 3
#23 Hong-sik Park Samsung 3
#23 Tae Sang Park Samsung 3
#23 Kyoung Joon Song Cap 3
#23 Duck Kim Immunomet Therapeutics 3
#23 Su Hyun Bae Hyundai Motor 3
#23 Jeong-Ho Bak Sl 3
#23 Seong Tae Hong Hyundai Motor 3
#40 Kookrae CHO Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology 2
#40 Ki Young Jung LG 2
#40 Hye Min SEONG Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology 2
#40 Shi Quan PIAO Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology 2
#40 Man Yong Choi LG 2
#40 Byung-Hwee Park LG 2
#40 Min A Bae Industrial Cooperation Foundation Chonbuk National University 2
#40 Byung Rak Son Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology 2
#40 Kang-Pyo Hong Samsung 2
#40 Sang-ryong Kim Samsung 2
#40 Jaebum Kim Samsung 2