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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Incheon, KR ranks #154 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 720 patents from 458 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Incheon, KR include Samsung, LG, Qualcomm.

Showing 1–50 of 458 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hyun-Il Lee Samsung 15
2 Dae Hee Lee Samsung 9
3 Ouk Choi Samsung 8
3 Woo Jin Lee Samsung 8
#5 Young Ju Lee Samsung 7
#6 Bo Ram Lee LG 6
#6 In-sik Myung Samsung 6
#6 Suk Ho Lee Samsung 6
#6 Taehui Na Qualcomm 6
#6 Sae-Hee Lee Samsung 6
#11 Yong-Kwan Cho Samsung 5
#11 Sung Bae Park Samsung 5
#11 Kyuho Song Samsung 5
#11 Yong-hoon Lee Samsung 5
#11 Hye-Mi Lee Samsung 5
#11 Jeong Hoon Lee LG 5
#11 Incheol Kim Samsung 5
#18 Jong-myeon Park Samsung 4
#18 Kyu-Sung Shim Goldstar Co. 4
#18 Kee Young Kim LG 4
#18 Young-Kwan Park Samsung 4
#18 Gi Won Park LG 4
#18 Hyo Ju Jung Samsung 4
#18 Hyeong-Seok Kim Samsung 4
#18 Jin-Kyun Lee Cornell University 4
#18 Hyung-Jin Park Samsung 4
#18 Sung-Ryul Kim Samsung 4
#18 Shin-Bok Jung Yonwoo Co. 4
#18 Wook Hwa Lee Lsis Co. 4
#18 Soo Duk Seo Innertron 4
#31 Jae-Dong Cho Posco Co. 3
#31 Ji Wan Cha Hyundai Motor 3
#31 Ji Yu Lee Samsung 3
#31 KyongSoon Cho Samsung 3
#31 Ki-Sung Sung Korea Institute Of Geoscience And Mineral Resources 3
#31 Hee Jung Kim LG 3
#31 Hak Rae Cho Innertron 3
#31 Seongtae Kim LG 3
#31 Hak-Chan Kim Yonwoo Co. 3
#31 Yong Ik Jung Silicon Works Co. 3
#31 Jin Wook Shin KAIST 3
#31 Si-Hwan Kim Samsung 3
#31 DaeJin Park Samsung 3
#31 Byung Il Kang Doosan Infracore Co. 3
#31 Hyun Jun Lim Hyundai Motor 3
#31 Pan-Kwi Park Samsung 3
#31 Min-Wook Park Samsung 3
#31 Chang Ho YI Win&Win Co. 3
#31 ChangOh Kim 3
#31 Joon-Seong Ki Hyundai Steel 3