Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hwaseong-si, KR ranks #43 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 47,371 patents from 5,073 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hwaseong-si, KR include LG, Hyundai Motor, Samsung.

Showing 1–50 of 5,073 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Kang Soo Seo LG 329
2 Jae Chang Kook Hyundai Motor 298
3 Wonmin Cho Hyundai Motor 253
#4 Hyun Min CHO Samsung 197
#5 Jung Hun Lee Samsung 189
#6 Min-Goo Kim Samsung 185
#7 Sun Hee LEE Duksan Neolux Co. 176
#8 Dong Eun Cha Hyundai Motor 169
#8 Mu-Gyeom Kim Samsung 169
#10 Jaesung Lee LG 168
#11 Young Hun Sung Samsung 159
#12 Yong-Ju Kim Sk Hynix 149
#13 Sung-Min Hwang Samsung 143
#14 Jae Yeon Kim Hyundai Motor 142
#15 Jun Ho Song Samsung 141
#15 Dong-Jin Park Samsung 141
#17 Sang-Wan Nam Samsung 140
#18 Ui Kun Kwon Samsung 135
#19 Mi Young Kim Samsung 133
#20 Jongsool Park Hyundai Motor 129
#21 Sung Won Lee Samsung 126
#21 Yong Hwan KIM Samsung 126
#23 Chong-sam Chung Samsung 125
#24 Min Jae Kim Samsung 119
#25 Sang-Hyun Han Samsung 118
#26 Wonjun Lee LG 117
#27 Jong Min Jang Seoul Viosys Co. 116
#27 Su Jeong Kim Samsung 116
#29 Dong Hee Han Hyundai Motor 115
#30 Jin Hwan Kim Samsung 114
#31 Sukekazu Aratani Hitachi 106
#32 Hongkyu Park LG 104
#32 Dong Hee Lee Unknown 104
#32 Dong-Seok Leem Samsung 104
#35 Junho Lee Samsung 101
#35 Seung Jin Lee Samsung 101
#37 Ho-Kyu Choi Samsung 100
#38 Keun Chan OH Samsung 99
#39 Il-Joo Kim Samsung 96
#40 Dae-Sik Lee Samsung 95
#41 Jong-seob Kim Samsung 91
#42 Won-hee Choe Samsung 89
#42 Jae-Ik Lim Samsung 89
#44 Ik Soo Kim Samsung 88
#45 Jeong Soo Eo Hyundai Motor 87
#45 Seong-Young Lee Samsung 87
#45 Seung-Jun Bae Samsung 87
#48 Youn Ho Kim Samsung 86
#49 Wha Pyeong Lim Hyundai Motor 85
#50 Ji Young Hwang LG 84