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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Seoul, KR ranks #2,742 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,120 patents from 22 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Seoul, KR include LG, Samsung, Sprint Spectrum.

Showing 1–22 of 22 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jian Xu LG 262
2 Sungduck Chun LG 176
3 Chul Soo Kim Samsung 121
#4 Hyun Tae Kim Samsung 94
#5 Jongwoo HONG LG 93
#6 Jung Min Park Samsung 81
#7 Yun Sung Kim Sprint Spectrum 75
#8 Jae-Woo Choi Samsung 61
#9 Young Man Cho Solid 30
#10 Min-Ho Song Samsung 19
#11 Koon Shik Cho Samsung 18
#12 Yong-duk Cho Samsung 16
#13 Seonhwa Kim Samsung 15
#14 Yoonseong Kim LG 12
#14 Sang Do Kim Korea Institute Of Energy Research 12
#16 Jung Bok Lee Lifenet Health 11
#17 Yeon Joon Park Agency For Science, Technology And Research 6
#18 Jung-Hwan Byun Snu R&Db Foundation 5
#18 Tae Moon Kim Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University 5
#20 Cheol Su Park Jefferson Science Associates 3
#20 Jae Woo Pak 3
#22 Kae Chung 2

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