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G11B 15/05

by sensing features present on or derived from record carrier or container (G11B15/16 takes precedence)

Full Title

Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function (driving or guiding heads G11B3/00 - G11B7/00, G11B21/00) > Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing > by sensing features present on or derived from record carrier or container (G11B15/16 takes precedence)

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  • G11B 15/087 by sensing recorded signals
  • G11B 15/093 by sensing driving condition of record carrier, e.g. travel, tape tension

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G11, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. MICRON TECHNOLOGY US 12,397
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 12,238
  3. SK HYNIX KR 11,371
  4. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 4,601
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 3,874
  6. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 3,866
  7. SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES US 3,151
  8. SK HYNIX 3,143
  9. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY 3,073
  10. WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,961