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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Icheon-si, KR ranks #351 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 8,845 patents from 680 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Icheon-si, KR include Samsung, Sk Hynix, Silicon Works Co..

Showing 1–50 of 680 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Ji-Young Lee Samsung 262
2 Sang Bum Kim Samsung 250
3 Nam Jae LEE Sk Hynix 181
#4 Choung Ki SONG Sk Hynix 167
#5 Young Hwan Park Samsung 144
#6 Sung Lae OH Sk Hynix 118
#7 Jung Min Choi Silicon Works Co. 97
#8 Dong Keun Kim Sk Hynix 89
#9 Dong Hyuk Chae Samsung 85
#10 Kee-Jeung Lee Sk Hynix 77
#10 Dae-Han Kwon Sk Hynix 77
#12 Hyun-Soo Shin Samsung 76
#13 Kang Sik CHOI Sk Hynix 71
#14 Seung-Cheol Lee Sk Hynix 70
#14 Beom-Ju Shin Sk Hynix 70
#16 Byung Woo Kang Samsung 69
#17 Dong Gun Kim Samsung 68
#18 Jae Hyung Jang Sk Hynix 66
#19 Sung Kun Park Sk Hynix 64
#19 In Su PARK Sk Hynix 64
#21 Ji-Wang Lee Sk Hynix 60
#21 Hyun Seung Kim Sk Hynix 60
#23 Jeong Yun Lee Samsung 59
#24 Dong Hun KWAK Samsung 58
#24 Jun-Gi Choi Sk Hynix 58
#24 Dong Hyun Cho LG 58
#27 Kwi Dong Kim Sk Hynix 57
#28 Min-Suk Lee Sk Hynix 55
#29 Kyung-Whan Kim Sk Hynix 54
#30 Jae-Bum Ko Sk Hynix 53
#31 Young-Jun Ku Sk Hynix 52
#31 Ki-Seon Park Sk Hynix 52
#33 Jae-Hyun Yoo Samsung 51
#34 Young Taek Kim Samsung 50
#34 Duck Ju Kim Sk Hynix 50
#34 Soo-Jin Kim Sk Hynix 50
#34 Young Geun Choi LG 50
#38 Geun Il Lee Sk Hynix 48
#39 Dong Gyun Kim Samsung 47
#39 Yoon-Jae Shin Sk Hynix 47
#39 Cha Deok Dong Sk Hynix 47
#42 Kie-Bong Ku Sk Hynix 46
#43 Jang Won Kim Samsung 45
#43 Jun-Hyun Chun Sk Hynix 45
#45 Nak Kyu Park Sk Hynix 44
#45 Won Jae Choi Sk Hynix 44
#47 Ho Uk Song Sk Hynix 43
#47 Saeng Hwan Kim Sk Hynix 43
#49 Sung-Ho Ahn Samsung 42
#50 Hyeong-Seok Choi Samsung 41