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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Daegu, KR ranks #4,796 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 564 patents from 26 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Daegu, KR include Genentech, Disney, Samsung.

Showing 1–26 of 26 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kyung Jin Kim Genentech 95
2 Jihwan P. Choi Disney 83
3 Soo-Jin Park Samsung 75
#4 Jintae Kim LG 54
#4 Hyun Duk Cho Walmart Apollo 54
#6 Seung Wan Kim Samsung 25
#7 Ki Chul An Silicon Works Co. 23
#8 Young Kwon Avago Technologies General Ip (Singapore) Pte. 22
#9 Sung-hyuck Lee Samsung 15
#9 Jay J. Jung Applied Materials 15
#11 Jeehyun Kim LG 14
#12 Byung-Nam Kim LG 11
#13 Kijoon Lee Nanyang Technological University 10
#14 Min PARK Samsung 8
#14 June Ho Kim Jv Medi Co. 8
#14 Kyuman Lee Brookhurst Garage 8
#17 Kwan Kyu Park Stanford University 7
#18 Seung Ho Cho Hyundai Dymos Incorporated 6
#19 Dae Hoon Park Tcl Research America 5
#19 Jong Hwa Jung Japan Science And Technology Agency 5
#21 Ah Ra Lee Seoul National University Industry Foundation 4
#21 Sang Bo KIM Erae Ams Co. 4
#21 Dong Hyeong Lee Motonic 4
#24 Soo Hyun Jeon Unknown 3
#24 Chan Wung Park Motonic 3
#24 Miseon Han Sk Hynix 3

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