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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Gwangju, KR ranks #461 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 7,029 patents from 1,647 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Gwangju, KR include Samsung, Lotte Advanced Materials Co., New Motech Co..

Showing 1–50 of 1,647 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Beom-Ku Han Samsung 209
2 Jang-keun Oh Samsung 169
3 Jeong Won Lee Samsung 86
#4 Jae-Min Ahn Samsung 83
#5 Sang Hyun Hong Lotte Advanced Materials Co. 81
#6 Woo-Jin Park Samsung 75
#7 Jeong Cheol Jang New Motech Co. 71
#8 Jae Koog An Samsung 69
#9 Ho Young Jung KAIST 67
#10 Jae Bum Kim Samsung 61
#11 Jae In KIM Samsung 55
#12 Dong-hun Yoo Samsung 50
#12 Sang-Hyun Joo Samsung 50
#12 Hyun Seo Kang KAIST 50
#15 Jeong-gon Song Samsung 48
#16 Ji Young Choi LG 44
#17 Hyo Kun Son Lg Innotek Co. 43
#18 Sung Chang Kim KAIST 40
#19 Geun Yong KIM KAIST 38
#20 Sang Gyu Jung Samsung 37
#21 Sung-June Cho Samsung 36
#21 Sung Min Kong Lg Innotek Co. 36
#23 Kyoobin Lee Samsung 35
#24 Sang Mook Kim Samsung 33
#25 Hark Yoo KAIST 32
#25 Jun-Hee Cho Sk Hynix 32
#27 Hyoun-Soo Kim Samsung 31
#28 Jang-youn Ko Samsung 30
#28 Bong-Woo Lee Samsung 30
#30 Seok Man HONG Sk Hynix 29
#30 Chang Ho Shin Samsung 29
#30 In Soo Park Samsung 29
#33 Young Jin Moon Samsung 28
#34 Chi-O Cho Samsung 27
#34 Yong-Tak Lee Samsung 27
#34 Jang Geun Oh LG 27
#37 Kwon-Seob Lim KAIST 26
#37 Gi Joong Jeong Samsung 26
#39 Jai-sang Koh KAIST 25
#40 Sang-Min Jang Lg Philips Lcd Co. 24
#40 Yu Sin Kim Samsung 24
#42 Hyoung Jun PARK KAIST 23
#42 Ju-sang Lee Samsung 23
#42 Jin Koo Kang Samsung 23
#45 Youn Tae Shin Samsung 22
#45 Woo Yeol Yoo Samsung 22
#45 Jung-seon Park Samsung 22
#45 Woong Kim Coupang 22
#45 Young Soon HEO KAIST 22
#50 Choong Youl Kim Lg Innotek Co. 21