G11B 17/04 Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducing unit
CPC: Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor > Details > Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducing unit
Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor (guiding cards or sheets G06K13/00) > Details > Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit
Of 5 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
IPC defines codes here since 2006.
Child Classifications
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- G11B 17/041 specially adapted for discs contained within cartridges since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G11B 17/05 specially adapted for discs not contained within cartridges since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G11B 17/057 specially adapted for handling both discs contained within cartridges and discs not contained within cartridges since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class G11,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY US 10,574
- SK HYNIX KR 9,138
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 9,004
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 3,739
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 3,443
- INTEL CORPORATION US 2,952
- SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES US 2,905
- WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,630
- TOSHIBA CORPORATION JP 2,593
- SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY US 2,472
Top Applicants (CPC)
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