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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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Hoon Kim — 210 Patents

General Motors: 36 patents #278 of 18,328Top 2%
Apple: 29 patents #1,075 of 18,612Top 6%
KTKorea Institute Of Science And Technology: 27 patents #28 of 3,491Top 1%
ECEcovance Co.: 6 patents #1 of 9Top 15%
UIUniversity Of Illinois: 5 patents #199 of 3,009Top 7%
KIKolon Industries: 4 patents #69 of 445Top 20%
Hyundai Motor: 3 patents #3,336 of 11,886Top 30%
ECEnf Technology Co.: 2 patents #8 of 54Top 15%
PFPostech Academy-Industry Foundation: 1 patents #529 of 1,477Top 40%
Northwestern University: 1 patents #1,629 of 3,846Top 45%
CCCe-Tek Co.: 1 patents #4 of 16Top 25%
SCSkc Co.: 1 patents #137 of 322Top 45%
YCYoulchon Chemical Co.: 1 patents #23 of 52Top 45%
San Jose, CA: #49 of 32,062 inventorsTop 1%
California: #499 of 386,348 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #3,027 of 4,157,543Top 1%
210 Patents All Time
Hoon Kim has been granted 210 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in September 2025. Hoon Kim ranks #3,027 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.07%). Patent records list Hoon Kim in San Jose, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1992 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 40 patents in 2024.peak 401992: 1 patents19921995: 2 patents1996: 2 patents1997: 2 patents19971998: 1 patents1999: 3 patents2000: 4 patents20002002: 2 patents2003: 1 patents2004: 2 patents20042005: 1 patents2007: 1 patents2008: 1 patents20082009: 3 patents2010: 3 patents2011: 2 patents20112012: 11 patents2013: 18 patents2014: 14 patents20142015: 11 patents2016: 7 patents2017: 13 patents20172018: 8 patents2019: 6 patents2020: 12 patents20202021: 12 patents2022: 9 patents2023: 9 patents20232024: 40 patents2025: 9 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 210 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12429907 Electronic devices with flexible display cover layers Terry C. Lam, Chang-Chia Huang, Paul S. Drzaic, Yasmin F. Afsar, Young Cheol Yang +1 more 2025-09-30
D1082073 Vehicle headlamp Dillon R. Blanski 2025-07-01
12338319 Resin composition, nonwoven fabric and film of biodegradable polyester, and preparation method thereof Kyung Youn KIM, Hyung Mo KIM, Seong-Dong Kim 2025-06-24
12310224 Organic light emitting diode display Jung-Hyun Son 2025-05-20
12302669 Display device having bank and a light emitting element in an opening Myeong Su SO, Eun Je JANG, Jang-Bog Ju, Joon-Hoo Choi 2025-05-13
D1067135 Vehicle rear lower fascia Dillon R. Blanski 2025-03-18
D1065203 Display module Ho Jung Lee, Kyung Hyun Ko, Yong Woo Koo, Jun Il Kwon, Pablo Kim +5 more 2025-03-04
D1062555 Vehicle rear bumper valance panel Dillon R. Blanski 2025-02-18
12213267 Electronic devices having folding expandable displays Owen D. Hale, Tatsuya Sano, Chang-Chia Huang, Yasmin F. Afsar, Michael B. Wittenberg 2025-01-28
D1055767 Motor vehicle body, toy vehicle body replica and/or other replica Dillon R. Blanski 2024-12-31
D1054603 Vehicle headlamp Dillon R. Blanski 2024-12-17
12169422 Self-retracting display device and techniques for protecting screen using drop detection Michael B. Wittenberg 2024-12-17 $588,520,000
D1054074 Vehicle taillamp Dillon R. Blanski 2024-12-10
12164344 Hinges for folding display devices Scott J. Krahn, Adam T. Garelli, Bradley J. Hamel, Dinesh C. Mathew, Keith J. Hendren +5 more 2024-12-10 $286,613,000
D1053401 Vehicle taillamp Dillon R. Blanski 2024-12-03
D1053402 Vehicle taillamp Dillon R. Blanski 2024-12-03
D1050991 Vehicle fender Dillon R. Blanski 2024-11-12
12142632 Electronic devices with folding displays having textured flexible areas Que Anh S. Nguyen, Christian Weddeling, Terry C. Lam 2024-11-12 $246,850,000
D1050968 Vehicle grille Dillon R. Blanski 2024-11-12
D1050986 Vehicle hood Dillon R. Blanski 2024-11-12
D1049952 Vehicle lower grille Dillon R. Blanski 2024-11-05
D1049964 Vehicle front fascia Dillon R. Blanski 2024-11-05
D1048974 Vehicle fender Dillon R. Blanski 2024-10-29
D1048984 Vehicle liftgate Dillon R. Blanski 2024-10-29
D1048969 Vehicle front lower bumper fascia Dillon R. Blanski 2024-10-29