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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Busan, KR ranks #250 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 501 patents from 302 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Busan, KR include Samsung, Sungwoo Hitech Co., LG.

Showing 1–50 of 302 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Seung Min Lee Samsung 21
2 Jun-Hyung Kim Samsung 20
3 Chul-Woo Park Samsung 17
#4 Mun Yong Lee Sungwoo Hitech Co. 14
#5 Young-Chul Lee Samsung 8
#6 Sung Heum Park Samsung 6
#6 Sunghye Yoon LG 6
#6 Woo Hyun Nam Samsung 6
#9 Woon Yong Lim Samsung 5
#9 Byeong Kyu Jeon Samsung 5
#11 Byung O KONG LG 4
#11 Dae-Gyu Kim Samsung 4
#11 Hyun-Bae Lee Sk Hynix 4
#11 Kyoung Soo Park Cheil Industries 4
#11 Youngjoo Park Samsung 4
#16 Sang Joon Jin Smart Electronics 3
#16 Do Yun Jang Samsung 3
#16 Chulmin Ahn Hyundai Motor 3
#16 Heesung Park LG 3
#16 Soo-Tae Lee Panasia Co. 3
#16 Jong il Jung Smart Electronics 3
#16 Soo Hyun Ha LG 3
#16 Young Mi CHA KAIST 3
#16 Jun Young Song Hanon Systems 3
#16 Heon-Cheol Shin LG 3
#16 Dong Han Song Samsung 3
#16 Yeon Ju Lee Milaebo Co. 3
#16 Eun Sik Noh 3
#16 Tae-Sung Pyo Panasia Co. 3
#16 Sang Geun Lee Samsung 3
#16 Su-Kyu Lee Panasia Co. 3
#16 Myeongcheol Kim Samsung 3
#16 Sung Sik Lee Samsung 3
#34 Tae Min Park Hyundai Motor 2
#34 Seong Jeub Jeon KAIST 2
#34 Jae Choon Lee Catholic University Of Korea Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation 2
#34 Chang Young Jung Hyundai Motor 2
#34 Sungho Shin LG 2
#34 Min Gyeong Jo Samsung 2
#34 Kuk Rae Cho Sungwoo Hitech Co. 2
#34 Jung Woog Shin Inje University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation 2
#34 In Tai Jin Sungwoo Hitech Co. 2
#34 Hyuk RYU Inje University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation 2
#34 Kyung Rok Hwang Hyosung 2
#34 Guang Hoon Kim Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute 2
#34 Young Gwan Kim Lg Semicon Co. 2
#34 Young Cheol Lee Korea Institute Of Industrial Technology 2
#34 Won-seok Song Samsung 2
#34 Hyung Soo Ahn Unknown 2
#34 Jin Seop Yang Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. 2