CPC Subgroup Additional Only
G11B 2220/2508 Magnetic discs
Full Title
Record carriers by type > Disc-shaped record carriers > characterised in that the disc is based on a specific recording technology > Magnetic discs
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G11B 2220/2512 Floppy disks
- G11B 2220/2516 Hard disks
- G11B 2220/252 Patterned or quantised magnetic media, i.e. bits are stored in predefined single domain elements
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