G11B 13/08
Recording simultaneously or selectively by methods covered by different main groups among
Official title: using near-field interactions or transducing means and at least one other method or means for recording or reproducing
G11B13/08 (Recording simultaneously or selectively by methods covered by different main groups among) appears on 194 US grants and 136 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 194
- Published applications
- 136
- Assignees
- 25
- Inventors
- 275
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 12 |
| 2014 | 15 | 25 |
| 2015 | 38 | 28 |
| 2016 | 20 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 12 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 14 | 4 |
| 2022 | 15 | 12 |
| 2023 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 19 | 13 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Near field transducer with template layer for improved reliability11 Aug 2026US 12,706,118 B2Headway Technologies, Inc.
- Vertical cavity surface emitting laser, head gimbal assembly, and fabrication process11 Aug 2026US 12,706,439 B2Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Tapered magnetic main pole structure with variable peg gap for heat-assisted magnetic recording technology16 Jun 2026US 12,658,201 B1Headway Technologies, Inc.
- Energy-assisted recording near-field transducer with inlay to improve coupling efficiency28 Apr 2026US 12,614,561 B1Seagate Technology LLC
- Tapered bi-layer near field transducer for heat-assisted magnetic recording write heads31 Mar 2026US 12,592,253 B2Headway Technologies, Inc.
- Tapered Magnetic Main Pole Structure With Variable Peg Gap For Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording Technology17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279390 A1Headway Technologies, Inc.
- Magnetic recording media/disks and methods and apparatus for identifying magnetic recording media/disks suitable for data storage devices6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229253 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Tapered Magnetic Main Pole Structure With Variable Peg Gap For Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording Technology18 Jun 2026US 2026/0171113 A1Headway Technologies, Inc.
- Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording Head Comprising A Thermally Stable Material26 Mar 2026US 2026/0088043 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Vertical cavity surface emitting laser and head gimbal assembly12 Mar 2026US 2026/0074485 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Layered near-field transducer76US 8,514,673 B1Seagate Technology LLC · 2013
- Recording head for heat assisted magnetic recording with diffusion barrier surrounding a near field transducer74US 8,339,740 B2Seagate Technology LLC · 2012
- Recording head including NFT and heatsink63US 8,934,198 B2Seagate Technology LLC · 2015
- Magnetic devices including film structures61US 8,830,800 B1Seagate Technology LLC · 2014
- Plasmonic transducer having two metal elements with a gap disposed therebetween43US 8,451,705 B2Seagate Technology LLC · 2013