Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Sept 30, 2025

Seoul, KR ranks #11 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 296,870 patents from 39,741 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Seoul, KR include LG, Samsung, Honeywell.

Showing 13,951–14,000 of 39,741 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
#12129 Yong-Tae Yoo LG 4
#12129 Sung Bok Shin 4
#12129 Soo-chan Lim Samsung 4
#12129 Choong-Hoon Yi Samsung 4
#12129 Mun Hen-Hee Samsung 4
#12129 Bonchang Hwang LG 4
#12129 JePhil Ahn Honeywell 4
#12129 Joo Won Hwang Sk Hynix 4
#12129 Moonkyu Song Samsung 4
#12129 Min-Jae Yoo LG 4
#12129 Hyoung-Suk Oh Samsung 4
#12129 Jeong Je-Chang Samsung 4
#12129 Ju Hyuk EOM Coway Co. 4
#12129 Donggi Eom LG 4
#12129 Yongsang Ryu Korea Institute Of Science And Technology 4
#12129 Seokheon Kang KAIST 4
#12129 Kyungmun Byun Samsung 4
#12129 Kyung-ho Hyun Samsung 4
#12129 Wook Hong LG 4
#12129 Seongsoo Hong Seoul National University R&Db Foundation 4
#12129 Howon Seo Hyundai Motor 4
#12129 Chul Hyun Jang Hyundai Motor 4
#12129 Jong Hoon Ryu Dae Hwa Pharma. Co. 4
#12129 Yun Chan Kang KAIST 4
#12129 Keechan Park Konkuk University Industrial Cooperation 4
#12129 Ju Hyun Kwon Hyundai Motor 4
#12129 HaeSeung Lee LG 4
#12129 Sang-Kyu Son Unknown 4
#12129 No-Sang Kwak Korea University Research And Business Foundation 4
#12129 Kyoungah Cho Korea University Research And Business Foundation 4
#12129 Choong Kyu Park HP 4
#12129 Yang-Gyun Kim Samsung 4
#12129 Jong-Seok Lim Samsung 4
#12129 Miae Kim LG 4
#12129 Song Chae Daewoo Electronics 4
#12129 Dong Sam SUH Sewoncellontech Co. 4
#12129 Jeongwook Koh Infineon Technologies Ag 4
#12129 Deuk-Soo Jung LG 4
#12129 Hyun-Mook Oh Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University 4
#12129 Yongjoon Sohn LG 4
#12129 Jun R. Choi Goldstar Co. 4
#12129 Chang Kiu Moon Unknown 4
#12129 Gwang Hyon Kwak LG 4
#12129 Elena Sall Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute 4
#12129 Hiroshi Fujita LG 4
#12129 Ju-Yeon Song Samsung 4
#12129 Yong-Deok Jeon Daewoo Electronics 4
#12129 Mee Jeong Kim Kt 4
#12129 Sol Jee Chun Unknown 4
#12129 Chul Jong Han Korea Electronics Technology Institute 4