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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Seoul, KR ranks #2 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 19,977 patents from 7,803 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Seoul, KR include LG, Hyundai Motor, Sk Telecom Co..

Showing 1–50 of 7,803 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hanbyul Seo LG 237
2 Kijun Kim LG 122
2 Woosuk KO LG 122
#4 Joonkui Ahn LG 118
#5 Suckchel Yang LG 111
#6 Sungryong Hong LG 107
#7 Jaehoon Chung LG 98
#7 Hakseong Kim LG 98
#9 Youngdae Lee LG 85
#10 Hyun Sik Kwon Hyundai Motor 71
#11 Sungjun Park LG 70
#12 Seungmin LEE LG 69
#13 Dong Youn Seo LG 64
#14 Hyunsoo Ko LG 62
#15 Inkwon Seo LG 59
#16 Hangyu Cho LG 53
#17 Jinmin Kim LG 49
#18 Yunglyul Lee Sk Telecom Co. 48
#18 Jongseob Baek LG 48
#18 Joohee Moon Sk Telecom Co. 48
#18 Haekwang Kim Sk Telecom Co. 48
#18 Bonghoe Kim LG 48
#23 Jaehyung Kim LG 47
#24 Dong Hwan Hwang Hyundai Motor 45
#25 Suck Chel Yang LG 44
#26 Jinpil Kim LG 41
#27 Youngho Kim LG 38
#28 Hyun-Sook Kim LG 37
#29 Eunjong Lee LG 35
#29 Jiwon Kang LG 35
#29 Jong Yeul Suh LG 35
#29 Laeyoung Kim LG 35
#33 Sangchul Moon LG 34
#33 Sung Duck Chun LG 34
#33 Sueng Ho Lee Hyundai Motor 34
#33 Jongki Han Sk Telecom Co. 34
#37 Hyungtae Kim LG 33
#37 Heejeong Cho LG 33
#39 Jin Pil Kim LG 32
#39 Hyoung Gon Lee LG 32
#39 Hyeyoung Choi LG 32
#42 Jinsoo CHOI LG 31
#43 Jae Hyung Song LG 30
#43 Byeongmoon Jeon LG 30
#43 Nam Yun Kim Samsung 30
#46 Hyoung-Ju Ji Samsung 29
#46 Ji-yeon Kwak Samsung 29
#46 Sunyoung Lee LG 29
#49 Genebeck Hahn LG 28
#49 Sang-Min Hyun Samsung 28