CPC Subgroup Additional Only
G11B 2220/2537 Optical discs
Full Title
Record carriers by type > Disc-shaped record carriers > characterised in that the disc is based on a specific recording technology > Optical discs
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G11B 2220/2541 Blu-ray discs; Blue laser DVR discs
- G11B 2220/2545 CDs
- G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
- G11B 2220/2579 HD-DVDs [high definition DVDs]; AODs [advanced optical discs]
- G11B 2220/2583 wherein two standards are used on a single disc, e.g. one DVD section and one CD section
- G11B 2220/2587 Laser Discs; Optical disc using analog recording
- G11B 2220/2591 SFFO discs, i.e. small form factor optical discs; Portable blue
- G11B 2220/2595 Super-resolution optical discs, i.e. optical discs wherein the size of marks is below the optical diffraction limit
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