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, Kepco Engineering & Construction Company, KAIST.

Showing 18,451–18,500 of 39,741 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
#18030 Yunjin CHOI LG 2
#18030 Soo-kyung Chae 2
#18030 Yeon Uk JEONG Kepco Engineering & Construction Company 2
#18030 Chong-Bok Yoon KAIST 2
#18030 Nam Woong Cho Coupang 2
#18030 Seong Dong CHOI Visualcamp Co. 2
#18030 Hack-Joo Kim Korea Institute Of Science And Technology 2
#18030 Jinwan Jun Samsung 2
#18030 Jung Hwa Chang Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University 2
#18030 Dong-Hwan Chung Samsung 2
#18030 Sangwon Um KAIST 2
#18030 Byung Doo Choi Chung Ang University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation 2
#18030 Sik Sang Gam Korea Institute Of Science And Technology 2
#18030 Byeong Hak Kim Kyungpook National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation 2
#18030 Hyoung Soon Kim Samsung 2
#18030 Yoonion Hwang LG 2
#18030 Kyungsu Yoo LG 2
#18030 Seokju JANG Korea University Research And Business Foundation 2
#18030 Seong Ryong Kim Snu Precision Co. 2
#18030 Cheol JEONG Hynix (Hyundai Electronics) 2
#18030 Hai-Soo Kim 2
#18030 Whonhee Lee Lg Household & Health Care 2
#18030 Hyun Geun Oh LG 2
#18030 Meeohk Suh LG 2
#18030 Hyunsook PARK Cefo Co. 2
#18030 Eunsoo Chang Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University 2
#18030 Seong Tae Jhang Samsung 2
#18030 Chu Shik Jhon Samsung 2
#18030 Sang-Sun Woo Cheil Industries 2
#18030 Taeoh Ahn LG 2
#18030 Suk Jae Kim Samsung 2
#18030 Jae Koo KIM 2
#18030 Jaeryong Kim LG 2
#18030 Kyong-Jae Chung Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates 2
#18030 Sanghun SUNG LG 2
#18030 Myoungjin Lee HP 2
#18030 Daegil Byeon Lg Innotek Co. 2
#18030 Jung Youn Jo R Bio Co. 2
#18030 LeeYoung Kim LG 2
#18030 Tae-Ill Yoon Samsung 2
#18030 Min Kyo Cheong Cheil Industries 2
#18030 Hoon Seo Soonchunhyang University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation 2
#18030 Ji Hee Sung Samsung 2
#18030 Hi-In Shin Winiamando 2
#18030 Sunggil Hong Fadu 2
#18030 Chang Hwang Lee Hyosung 2
#18030 Su Re Bak LG 2
#18030 Young-Sam Jun Samsung 2
#18030 Jonghyun Shin Samsung 2
#18030 Hanjin Ryu Samsung 2