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G11B 25/00

Apparatus characterised by the shape of record carrier employed but not specific to the method of recording or reproducing

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

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

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G11B 25/02 using cylindrical record carriers
  • G11B 25/04 using flat record carriers, e.g. disc, card
  • G11B 25/06 using web-form record carriers, e.g. tape
  • G11B 25/08 using filamentary record carriers, e.g. wire
  • G11B 25/1 Apparatus capable of using record carriers defined in more than one of the groups

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