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CPC Subgroup
G11B 27/26

by photoelectric detection, e.g. of sprocket holes

Full Title

Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel > Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel > by using information detectable on the record carrier > by sensing features on the record carrier other than the transducing track > by photoelectric detection, e.g. of sprocket holes

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G11, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. MICRON TECHNOLOGY US 12,397
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 12,238
  3. SK HYNIX KR 11,371
  4. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 4,601
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 3,874
  6. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 3,866
  7. SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES US 3,151
  8. SK HYNIX 3,143
  9. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY 3,073
  10. WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,961