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G11B 21/2

while the head is in operative position but stationary or permitting minor movements to follow irregularities in surface of record carrier

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Head arrangements not specific to the method of recording or reproducing > Supporting the heads; Supporting the sockets for plug-in heads > while the head is in operative position but stationary or permitting minor movements to follow irregularities in surface of record carrier

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
INFORMATION STORAGE
Subclass:
INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER

1 direct subcode

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  • G11B 21/21 with provision for maintaining desired spacing of head from record carrier, e.g. fluid-dynamic spacing, slider

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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