G11B 15/26
Driving record carriers by members acting directly or indirectly thereon
Official title: Driving record carriers by members acting directly or indirectly thereon {(G11B15/44 takes precedence; driving features inside container, see G11B23/04 and subgroups)}
G11B15/26 (Driving record carriers by members acting directly or indirectly thereon) appears on 864 US grants and 161 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 864
- Published applications
- 161
- Assignees
- 219
- Inventors
- 1,111
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 35 | 0 |
| 1977 | 25 | 0 |
| 1978 | 40 | 0 |
| 1979 | 24 | 0 |
| 1980 | 30 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 33 | 0 |
| 1983 | 27 | 0 |
| 1984 | 34 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 29 | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | 0 |
| 1989 | 40 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 38 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 5 |
| 2002 | 16 | 13 |
| 2003 | 11 | 14 |
| 2004 | 9 | 11 |
| 2005 | 8 | 3 |
| 2006 | 7 | 16 |
| 2007 | 17 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014 | 9 | 6 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Enhanced dynamic braking algorithm for tape storage device15 Sep 2026US 12,738,297 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- Magnetic tape control system and magnetic tape control device3 Feb 2026US 12,542,152 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- High capacity captive tape drive6 Jan 2026US 12,518,788 B2Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Magnetic tape device and method of operating magnetic tape device29 Jul 2025US 12,374,363 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Tape reel with reel hub having expanding outer peripheral regions, tape cartridge, and apparatus for producing tape reel3 Jun 2025US 12,322,415 B2Sony Group Corporation
- Tape drive, tape, and storage system19 Mar 2026US 2026/0080902 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Enhanced dynamic braking algorithm for tape storage device16 Jan 2025US 2025/0022484 A1International Business Machines Corporation
- Methods for Improving Track Density in Dual-Reel Removable Tape Devices and Fixed Tape Devices26 Dec 2024US 2024/0428823 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- High Capacity Captive Tape Drive19 Dec 2024US 2024/0420736 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Sound source processing apparatus using magnetic drum24 Oct 2024US 2024/0355352 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Recorder for cardiac signals with manually actuated event marking213US 4,123,785 ADel Mar Avionics · 1978
- Retrace data elimination103US 4,048,617 ARecognition Equipment Incorporated · 1977
- Adaptive reel-to-reel tape control system69US 4,015,799 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1977
- Error prevention in a recording and reproducing device with at least one rotating head60US 5,067,035 AKudelski SA fabrique de'enregistreurs Nagra · 1991
- Method and apparatus for uninterrupted recording and reproduction in a multichannel mode of information on tape56US 3,942,190 AMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1976