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Min Soo Kim — 452 Patents

Samsung: 197 patents #84 of 75,807Top 1%
LG: 41 patents #833 of 26,165Top 4%
Hyundai Motor: 30 patents #218 of 11,886Top 2%
LCLg Innotek Co.: 21 patents #101 of 2,133Top 5%
CICheil Industries: 17 patents #26 of 975Top 3%
SHSk Hynix: 17 patents #414 of 4,849Top 9%
KMKia Motors: 16 patents #203 of 7,429Top 3%
KMKmw: 13 patents #18 of 206Top 9%
KAIST: 12 patents #1,084 of 11,619Top 10%
IBM: 9 patents #11,946 of 70,183Top 20%
KIKia: 6 patents #347 of 4,539Top 8%
IVImec Vzw: 5 patents #109 of 1,046Top 15%
GCGreen Cross: 5 patents #59 of 527Top 15%
Infineon Technologies Ag: 5 patents #1,759 of 7,486Top 25%
HCHyundai Ind. Co.: 4 patents #1 of 16Top 7%
SLSl: 4 patents #39 of 389Top 15%
SFSeoul National University R&Db Foundation: 3 patents #189 of 2,771Top 7%
CPChong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical: 3 patents #23 of 181Top 15%
STSorrento Therapeutics: 3 patents #21 of 54Top 40%
IMImec: 3 patents #122 of 687Top 20%
UPUniversity of Pennsylvania: 3 patents #522 of 2,719Top 20%
NENeofidelity: 3 patents #2 of 11Top 20%
HCHyundai Sungwoo Casting Co.: 3 patents #2 of 28Top 8%
AMAmorepacific: 3 patents #206 of 696Top 30%
KPKorea United Pharm.: 2 patents #6 of 29Top 25%
The Boeing: 2 patents #5,372 of 15,756Top 35%
HTHyundai Transys: 2 patents #84 of 293Top 30%
GIGigatera: 2 patents #11 of 28Top 40%
HEHynix (Hyundai Electronics): 2 patents #415 of 1,604Top 30%
SFSnu R&Db Foundation: 1 patents #423 of 1,470Top 30%
SCSungwoo Hitech Co.: 1 patents #45 of 116Top 40%
University Of Texas System: 1 patents #2,951 of 6,559Top 45%
UPUnisantis Electronics Singapore Pte.: 1 patents #28 of 31Top 95%
UNUnknown: 1 patents #29,356 of 83,584Top 40%
CECelltrion: 1 patents #49 of 120Top 45%
SCSk Chemicals Co.: 1 patents #260 of 305Top 90%
HSHanwha Solutions: 1 patents #76 of 156Top 50%
HMHanwha Advanced Materials: 1 patents #7 of 38Top 20%
DCDoosan Enerbility Co.: 1 patents #82 of 255Top 35%
KMKorea Institute Of Machinery & Materials: 1 patents #283 of 729Top 40%
MCMiraenanotech Co.: 1 patents #17 of 29Top 60%
MCMs Autotech Co.: 1 patents #20 of 45Top 45%
SFSeoul National University Industry Foundation: 1 patents #226 of 804Top 30%
SCSilicon Works Co.: 1 patents #215 of 341Top 65%
Overall (All Time): #473 of 4,157,543Top 1%
452 Patents All Time
Min Soo Kim has been granted 452 US patents while listed as an inventor at Samsung. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in September 2025. Min Soo Kim ranks #473 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.01%). Patent records list Min Soo Kim in Ulsan, PA, KR.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1992 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 33 patents in 2019.peak 331992: 1 patents19921993: 1 patents2000: 1 patents2001: 7 patents20012002: 1 patents2003: 4 patents2004: 2 patents20042005: 1 patents2006: 6 patents2007: 6 patents20072008: 12 patents2009: 10 patents2010: 15 patents20102011: 17 patents2012: 17 patents2013: 21 patents20132014: 22 patents2015: 30 patents2016: 24 patents20162017: 28 patents2018: 27 patents2019: 33 patents20192020: 32 patents2021: 27 patents2022: 24 patents20222023: 30 patents2024: 31 patents2025: 22 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 452 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12415452 Cup holder for vehicle Woo Jung Jang 2025-09-16
12404703 Vehicle control apparatus and method thereof Soo Man Jung, Young-Bum CHO, Chang Woo Sohn 2025-09-02
12403805 Armrest assembly of rear seat for vehicle Tae Hoon Lee, Ji Hwan Kim, Byeong Seon Son, Sang-Ho Kim, Sang-Hoon Park +3 more 2025-09-02
12402257 Display device and method of manufacturing the same Sang-Duk Lee, Mi Sun Kim, Yoon Ah Kim, Chan-Jae Park, Sun Ok Oh +4 more 2025-08-26
12391162 Armrest assembly for rear seat of vehicle Tae Hoon Lee, Ji Hwan Kim, Byeong Seon Son, Sang-Ho Kim, Sang-Hoon Park +3 more 2025-08-19
12372857 Mobile phone fixing stand for selfies 2025-07-29
12365391 Panel assembly for vehicle Hyun Cheol Yun, Doo Young Jung, Sun Hyung Cho, Jin Young Mo 2025-07-22
12360979 System and method for accessing ledger information by using common keyset information Dong Myung Shin, Yong Joon JOE, Sung-Il Jang 2025-07-15
12362094 Laminated magnetic cores Mark Allen 2025-07-15
12334239 Patterned magnetic cores Mark Allen 2025-06-17
12304239 Vehicle wheel having adjustable insert neck and method for manufacturing the same Jun Min Lee, Young-chan Kim, Young-Rae Jo, Young Il Kim, Sang Bum Park +1 more 2025-05-20
D1071390 Bed for cats 2025-04-15
12276812 Dual lens drive device, dual camera module, and optical device Kap Jin Lee, Yong Nam Choi, Do Yoon Kim, Jung-Hwan Kim, Tae-Young Kim 2025-04-15
12258885 Combined power generation system and operation control method thereof Song Hun Cha, Do Hoon Kim, Se Hyeok Lee, Hong Geun Ha 2025-03-25
12251375 Pharmaceutical preparation having excellent dissolution properties, containing esomeprazole and sodium bicarbonate Jong-Seo Choi, Shin Jung Park, Jong Lae Lim 2025-03-18
12255019 Multilayer electronic component Jin Bok Shin, Yu Ra SHIN, Seung Yong Lee, Jung Hyun AN, Yong Hwa Lee +2 more 2025-03-18
12245704 Arm rest for seat Kang Mok SHIN, Il Hang CHOI, Dae Hwan Yoon, Sung Chol An, Min-Gyu Lee 2025-03-11
12242305 Flexible display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same Valeriy Prushinskiy, Won-Sik Hyun, Hyong-Yeol Na, Mu-Gyeom Kim 2025-03-04
12234516 Biomarkers of response to HIF-2-alpha inhibition in cancer and methods for the use thereof James BRUGAROLAS, Tae H. Hwang, Yang XIE 2025-02-25
12225766 Display device and manufacturing method therefor Seon Beom JI, Seung Min Lee 2025-02-11
12190958 Storage controller and storage device including the same Jun Ho Seo, Sang-Yong Yoon, Jeong Hoon Nam, Hyeon Su Bak 2025-01-07
12188036 Expression cassette for production of high-expression and high-functionality target protein and use thereof Man Su KIM, Jong Moon Cho, Shin Jae Chang 2025-01-07
12160187 MXene coated hydrophilic fiber membrane-based complex generator and manufacturing method thereof Il-Doo Kim, Jaehyeong Bae 2024-12-03
12153239 Polarizing plate, and display device Jaehoon Shim, Jung Hyun Seo, Jae Pil Koo, Joo Jong Moon, Jaeyoung Kim 2024-11-26
12149647 Roll-slide mobile terminal In Su Song, Timothy Kang 2024-11-19 $9,000