Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Busan, KR ranks #355 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 8,814 patents from 2,411 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Busan, KR include Samsung, LG, Sungwoo Hitech Co..

Showing 1–50 of 2,411 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Seung Min Lee Samsung 217
2 Jun-Hyung Kim Samsung 176
3 Chul-Woo Park Samsung 155
#4 Jeong-Hwan Lee Samsung 81
#5 Ju-Yong Kim Samsung 80
#6 Eun Young Park LG 60
#7 Young-Chul Lee Samsung 59
#8 Mun Yong Lee Sungwoo Hitech Co. 56
#9 Hyun Suk Jin LG 54
#10 Kyung Jun Lee Samsung 52
#11 Min Ju Kim Samsung 49
#12 Ji-man Kim Samsung 46
#13 Won-Seok Kang LG 43
#14 Seon-Ah Cho Samsung 42
#14 Ki-Hyun Yoon Samsung 42
#14 Won-seok Song Samsung 42
#17 Jin Ho Bae Sk Hynix 41
#18 Byeong Kyu Jeon Samsung 40
#18 Ho Seok Lee Samsung 40
#20 Hyun-Bae Lee Sk Hynix 38
#21 Seong Cheol Kim Sk Hynix 37
#21 Byung-Kwon Choi Samsung 37
#23 Won Il Cho Korea Institute Of Science And Technology 36
#24 Eun Soo Park Seoul National University R&Db Foundation 35
#25 June Young Lee Samsung 32
#25 Sunghye Yoon LG 32
#27 Yeon Ju Lee Milaebo Co. 31
#28 Do Yun Jang Samsung 30
#29 Dong Ryul Shin Samsung 29
#29 Jang Won Park LG 29
#31 Doo Geon Hwang Piamond 28
#31 Se-Young Jeong Samsung 28
#33 Jongmin Shim Skc Co. 27
#33 Sang-Oh Park Samsung 27
#33 Gun Ho Ha LG 27
#33 Yeseul Lee Samsung 27
#37 Chang Ho Song Samsung 26
#37 Soo Hyun Ha LG 26
#39 Soon-ho Kim Samsung 25
#39 Sung-Eun Cha Samsung 25
#39 Bong Soon Kang Samsung 25
#39 Jun Young Song Hanon Systems 25
#39 Woo Hyun Nam Samsung 25
#39 Heedae Park Unknown 25
#39 Miok Kim LG 25
#39 Chulmin Ahn Hyundai Motor 25
#47 Kyoung Soo Park Cheil Industries 24
#47 Dae-Gyu Kim Samsung 24
#49 Moon-Hee Park Samsung 23
#49 Chan-Jung Kim Pukyong National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation 23