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G11B 17/00

Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor (guiding cards or sheets G06K13/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor

CPC: Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor (guiding cards or sheets G06K13/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor

CPC:

Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor (guiding cards or sheets G06K13/00)

Of 6 combined children, 5 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • G11B 17/005 CPC only CPC only
  • G11B 17/32 Maintaining desired spacing between record carrier and head, e.g. by fluid-dynamic spacing since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11B 17/34 Guiding record carriers during transducing operation, e.g. for track following (G11B17/32 takes precedence) since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G11,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. MICRON TECHNOLOGY US 10,574
  2. SK HYNIX KR 9,138
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 9,004
  4. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 3,739
  5. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 3,443
  6. INTEL CORPORATION US 2,952
  7. SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES US 2,905
  8. WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,630
  9. TOSHIBA CORPORATION JP 2,593
  10. SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY US 2,472

Top Applicants (CPC)

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