G11B 17/05 specially adapted for discs not contained within cartridges
Full Title
Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor (guiding cards or sheets G06K13/00) > Details > Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit > specially adapted for discs not contained within cartridges
Filing statistics
CPC G11B 17/05 belongs to the parent subclass G11B, which recorded 59,347 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 7,949 in 2013 to 3,480 in 2023 (-56%). The most active applicants in class G11 are MICRON TECHNOLOGY (12,397 applications), SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (12,238 applications) and SK HYNIX (11,371 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- G11B 17/051 Direct insertion, i.e. without external loading means
- G11B 17/053 Indirect insertion, i.e. with external loading means
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