CPC Subgroup
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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Child Classifications
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- G11B 15/06 by sensing auxiliary features on record carriers or containers, e.g. to stop machine near the end of a tape
- 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
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY US 12,397
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 12,238
- SK HYNIX KR 11,371
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 4,601
- INTEL CORPORATION US 3,874
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 3,866
- SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES US 3,151
- SK HYNIX 3,143
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY 3,073
- WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,961