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 Sk Planet Co., Samsung, Amorepacific.

Showing 17,951–18,000 of 39,741 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
#14539 Doo Hwan Yi Sk Planet Co. 3
#14539 Myung-Ki Hong Samsung 3
#14539 Tae-Young Min Samsung 3
#14539 Seong A. Cho Amorepacific 3
#14539 Dayeon Kang LG 3
#14539 Man Bock Gu Korea University Research And Business Foundation 3
#14539 Hyo-keun LIM Samsung 3
#14539 Chui Yong Cho Samsung 3
#14539 Seonghwee Cheong Samsung 3
#14539 Chun Joong Kim Samsung 3
#14539 Jae Il Han Amorepacific 3
#14539 Takashima Masahiro Samsung 3
#14539 Woo-Jung Sun Samsung 3
#14539 Gam Gon Kim Lg Innotek Co. 3
#14539 Byeong Yong Yoo Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. 3
#14539 Yong Gyun Bae Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University 3
#14539 Donghyoung Lee LG 3
#14539 Hyeongchul Oh LG 3
#14539 Chong S. Park Goldstar Co. 3
#14539 Kiung Jung KAIST 3
#14539 Yeon Hyeon Choe Samsung 3
#14539 Chunbae Lee LG 3
#14539 Joon Mo Koo Sk Hynix 3
#14539 Jung Taek Kang Hanwha Advanced Materials 3
#14539 Hyeseong Nam Amorepacific 3
#14539 Min-Sub Han Asml Netherlands B.V. 3
#14539 Jeonghyun CHOI LG 3
#14539 Kyeonggyu Goo LG 3
#14539 Kyuyong CHUNG LG 3
#14539 Sijin Lim LG 3
#14539 Sung Huan Gong Lutronic 3
#14539 Cheol-Hong Son Samsung 3
#14539 Doo Soo Shin Magnachip Semiconductor 3
#14539 Kyu Dae Shim LG 3
#14539 CholWon Koh Kimberly-Clark Worldwide 3
#14539 Jungmun Chung LG 3
#14539 Joong Keun Lee Sejong University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation 3
#14539 Dave Ahn Samsung 3
#14539 Ah Jin Kim Cj Cheiljedang 3
#14539 Changquan Piao Coupang 3
#14539 Jin HUR Seoul National University R&Db Foundation 3
#14539 Weonwoong Lee LG 3
#14539 Wansang Park Samsung 3
#14539 Jin Soo PYO Samsung 3
#14539 Daehoon Song Samsung 3
#14539 Yeo Jun Yun Lg Innotek Co. 3
#14539 Yoonji Kim LG 3
#14539 Ilgu Yun Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University 3
#14539 Jong Hee Kang Korea Institute Of Science And Technology 3
#14539 Kyung-Hee Shin Korea Institute Of Energy Research 3