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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Daegu, KR ranks #332 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 9,304 patents from 2,264 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Daegu, KR include LG, Samsung, Nuc Electronics Co..

Showing 1–50 of 2,264 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Miyoung Kim LG 159
2 Young-Ho Lim Samsung 104
3 Ja Ho Koo LG 92
#4 Ju-youn Lee Samsung 74
#5 Bum-Soo Kim Samsung 72
#6 Seung-hoon Han Samsung 62
#7 Jong Boo Kim Nuc Electronics Co. 60
#8 Hong-sik Park Samsung 58
#9 Kwang Bum Park Megagen Implant Co. 57
#10 Suk-jin Kim Samsung 56
#11 Ho Yeon Kim Hyundai Motor 54
#12 Sung-Su Jung LG 50
#13 Tae Sang Park Samsung 49
#14 Sung Woo Cho Samsung 48
#15 Hee Jin Lee Samsung 47
#15 Jun-o Kim Samsung 47
#17 Jae-eun Jang Samsung 44
#17 Seung Tae Hong LG 44
#19 Gee-young Sung Samsung 43
#20 Young Sam Shin Samsung 41
#20 Joun-Ho Lee Lg Philips Lcd Co. 41
#22 Joon Hyung Lee Samsung 39
#23 Doo Hee Lee LG 38
#24 Eunjung Kim Samsung 37
#24 Joon Woo Kim Sk Hynix 37
#26 Tae-hyuk Ahn Samsung 36
#26 Woo Chul Jeon Samsung 36
#28 Chang Min Choi LG 34
#28 Su Hyun Bae Hyundai Motor 34
#28 Suhyuk Jang LG 34
#31 In-Kyu Lee Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation 32
#31 Chang Gyu Park Taegutec 32
#31 Cheol Se Kim LG 32
#31 Min Jung Park Samsung 32
#31 Chang-Ho Suh Samsung 32
#36 Chae-Whan Lim Samsung 31
#36 Jun Tae Kang KAIST 31
#36 Jin-Hee Jang LG 31
#36 Hyun-Sang Hwang Samsung 31
#36 Kyung-Su Chae Lg Philips Lcd Co. 31
#41 Young Gu Kang Samsung 30
#42 Sang Hoon Jeon L&F Co. 28
#42 Sung Hoon Choi Goldstar Co. 28
#44 Dong Seog Han Samsung 27
#44 Changseok Oh LG 27
#46 Moo Yeol Park Lg Philips Lcd Co. 26
#46 Choong-rae Cho Samsung 26
#48 Soon Kwang Hong LG 25
#48 Kee-Soo Nam KAIST 25
#48 Young Hwan Hwang Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. 25