Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Daejeon, KR ranks #12 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 6,970 patents from 3,209 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Daejeon, KR include KAIST, Lg Energy Solution, LG.

Showing 1–50 of 3,209 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jin Soo Choi KAIST 51
2 Hui Yong KIM KAIST 50
3 Jin Ho Lee KAIST 49
#4 Heung-Mook Kim KAIST 46
#5 Sung Chang LIM KAIST 45
#6 Sung-Ik Park KAIST 44
#7 Sun-Hyoung KWON KAIST 41
#8 Jeong-O Mun Lg Energy Solution 34
#9 Dal-Mo Kang LG 30
#10 So-Young Lee Samsung 26
#11 Dae Sung Kim Sk Hynix 23
#12 Jung Won KANG KAIST 21
#12 Jae Woong Kim Hyundai Motor 21
#14 Eun Kyung Kim LG 20
#15 Wang Mo Jung Lg Energy Solution 19
#15 Jin Uk Lee Samsung 19
#17 Se Yoon Jeong KAIST 18
#18 Sung Soo Yoon LG 17
#19 Yeong Rae Chang LG 16
#19 Se-Ho Park Samsung 16
#21 Sok-Kyu Lee KAIST 15
#21 Se Woo Yang LG 15
#21 Ki Young Kim Samsung 15
#24 Min-Sung Lee Samsung 14
#24 Sung Kil Hong LG 14
#24 Doo Kyung Yang LG 14
#24 Dong Hyun Ko LG 14
#28 Dong San JUN KAIST 13
#28 Bo-Mi Lim KAIST 13
#28 Dong Hyun Oh LG 13
#28 Yongbum Cha LG 13
#28 Ji-Su Yoon LG 13
#28 Joon-Hyung Kim LG 13
#34 Ji Hye Kim Samsung 12
#34 Chi Ho Jo LG 12
#34 Jaechol Lee LG 12
#34 Sang Hoon Choy Lg Energy Solution 12
#34 Tae Gon Kim Samsung 12
#34 Jae-Uk Ryu Lg Energy Solution 12
#34 Eun Young Choi KAIST 12
#41 Hye Jin Kim Samsung 11
#41 Da Som Lee Samsung 11
#41 Ho-June Chi Lg Energy Solution 11
#41 Cha Hun Ku LG 11
#41 Jung-Min Lee Samsung 11
#41 Jin Woo Hong KAIST 11
#41 Bong-Soo Kim Samsung 11
#41 Jong-Ha Jeong LG 11
#41 Hyun Suk KO KAIST 11
#41 Jung Ho Jo LG 11