G11B 15/22
Stopping means
Official title: Stopping means ({G11B15/06 takes precedence;} slowing-down preparatory to stopping or speed-changing G11B15/48; speed-controlling by mechanical linkage G11B15/50 {; inside container G11B23/04})
G11B15/22 (Stopping means) appears on 173 US grants and 16 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 173
- Published applications
- 16
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 262
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Enhanced dynamic braking algorithm for tape storage device15 Sep 2026US 12,738,297 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and program14 Nov 2017US 9,818,444 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tape cartridge and tape device2 Sep 2014US 8,824,089 B1Fujitsu Limited
- Back EMF reduction in a storage drive using pulse width modulation in a closed loop motor control system9 Mar 2010US 7,675,255 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- Recording and reproducing apparatus20 May 2008US 7,375,919 B2Sony Corporation
- Enhanced dynamic braking algorithm for tape storage device16 Jan 2025US 2025/0022484 A1International Business Machines Corporation
- Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, and program2 Feb 2017US 2017/0032816 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Tape cartridge and tape device25 Sep 2014US 2014/0285920 A1Fujitsu Limited
- Back EMF Reduction in a Storage Drive Using Pulse Width Modulation in a Closed Loop Motor Control System31 Jul 2008US 2008/0180828 A1International Business Machines Corporation
- Automatic stop mechanisms for tape recorders1 May 2008US 2008/0100949 A1Valley Wood Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Digital data tape storage system utilizing plurality of read/write heads with system diagnostic capability56US 5,287,478 AR-Byte, Inc. · 1994
- Tape cassette brake assembly34US 4,290,567 ASony Corporation · 1981
- Cassette31US 4,288,048 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1981
- Cartridge tape recorder system and cartridge therefor30US 4,093,149 AHoneywell Inc. · 1978
- ISO/IEC compatible digital audio tape digital data storage system with increased data transfer rate29US 5,406,425 AR-Byte, Inc. · 1995