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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Daegu, KR ranks #239 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 520 patents from 324 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Daegu, KR include Nuc Electronics Co., Samsung, LG.

Showing 1–50 of 324 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jong Boo Kim Nuc Electronics Co. 12
2 Jun Ho Jin Samsung 9
3 Miyoung Kim LG 8
#4 Chang Won Jeong Taegutec 7
#4 Hong Kyun Kim Samsung 7
#6 Gee-young Sung Samsung 6
#6 Kang Ho Lee Samsung 6
#6 Youngkyoo Kim Samsung 6
#6 Young Sam Shin Samsung 6
#6 Jae Hyuck An Kbws 6
#11 Suk-jin Kim Samsung 5
#11 Taek Jin Kim Ncsoft 5
#11 Sae Kwang NAM KAIST 5
#11 Ja Ho Koo LG 5
#11 Ju-youn Lee Samsung 5
#16 Bum-Soo Kim Samsung 4
#16 Seung-hoon Han Samsung 4
#16 Jin Wan Park Hyundai Motor 4
#16 Dong Seog Han Samsung 4
#16 Gun Wook Jo Nuc Electronics Co. 4
#16 Seung Tae Hong LG 4
#16 Joon Chae Lee Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. 4
#23 Hwajeong Kim Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation 3
#23 KiTaeg Shin LG 3
#23 Gwijeong Cho LG 3
#23 Jin-Hee Jang LG 3
#23 Min Jung Park Samsung 3
#23 Su Hyun Bae Hyundai Motor 3
#23 Hak-Rin Kim Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation 3
#23 Min Hee Park Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation 3
#23 Young Woong Do Sk Hynix 3
#23 Jun Tae Kang KAIST 3
#23 Eunjung Kim Samsung 3
#23 Yoon Geun Cho Hyundai Motor 3
#23 Hee Kyung Jin Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation 3
#23 Cheong Jae Lee Samsung 3
#23 Sung Hoon Choi Goldstar Co. 3
#23 Seung-Wook Baek KAIST 3
#23 Dong Han Kho LG 3
#23 Jae-Hwa Lee Samsung 3
#23 Il Chung Kolon Industries 3
#23 Young Gu Kang Samsung 3
#23 Jun-o Kim Samsung 3
#23 Su Jin Ryu Taegutec 3
#23 Soon Ki Jung Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation 3
#23 Hee-seung Choi Samsung 3
#23 Soonsang PARK Samsung 3
#23 Byung Ho Nam Sk Hynix 3
#23 Hee-Chul Yang Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute 3
#50 Kyu Hyung KIM KAIST 2