CPC Subgroup
G11B 15/26 Driving record carriers by members acting directly or indirectly thereon
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) > Driving; Starting; Stopping; Arrangements for control or regulation thereof > Driving record carriers by members acting directly or indirectly thereon
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G11B 15/28 through rollers driving by frictional contact with the record carrier, e.g. capstan; Multiple arrangements of capstans or drums coupled to means for controlling the speed of the drive; Multiple capstan systems alternately engageable with record carrier to provide reversal
- G11B 15/30 through the means for supporting the record carrier, e.g. mandrel, turntable
- G11B 15/32 through the reels or cores on to which the record carrier is wound
- G11B 15/34 through non-slip drive means, e.g. sprocket
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