CPC Subgroup
G11B 7/2403 Layers; Shape, structure or physical properties thereof
Full Title
Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation , reproducing using an optical beam at lower power ; Record carriers therefor (G11B11/00, G11B13/00 take precedence) > Record carriers characterised by shape, structure or physical properties, or by the selection of the material (characterised by the arrangement of information on the carrier G11B7/007) > Layers; Shape, structure or physical properties thereof
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G11B 7/24033 Electrode layers
- G11B 7/24035 Recording layers (substrates also used as recording layers G11B7/24047)
- G11B 7/24047 Substrates
- G11B 7/24053 Protective topcoat layers lying opposite to the light entrance side, e.g. layers for preventing electrostatic charging
- G11B 7/24056 Light transmission layers lying on the light entrance side and being thinner than the substrate, e.g. specially adapted for Blu-ray® discs
- G11B 7/24062 Reflective layers
- G11B 7/24065 Layers assisting in recording or reproduction below the optical diffraction limit, e.g. non-linear optical layers or structures (cover layers for near-field media G11B7/24059)
- G11B 7/24067 Combinations of two or more layers with specific interrelation
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