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DIFF Subgroup
G11B 27/022

Electronic editing of analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals

Introduced: January 1990

Full Title

Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel > Editing, e.g. varying the order of information signals recorded on, or reproduced from, record carriers > Electronic editing of analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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  • G11B 27/024 on tapes (G11B27/028, G11B27/029 take precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11B 27/026 on discs (G11B27/028, G11B27/029 take precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11B 27/028 with computer assistance since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G11B 27/029 Insert-editing since 1990 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