G11B 15/6815
In horizontal direction
Official title: {in horizontal direction}
G11B15/6815 (In horizontal direction) appears on 44 US grants and 22 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 44
- Published applications
- 22
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 62
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Retrieval assembly with integrated latch deactivator for use within media library25 Aug 2026US 12,718,844 B2Quantum Corporation
- Removable robot for automated data storage library31 Mar 2026US 12,592,254 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- Tape cartridge12 May 2020US 10,647,135 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Load balancing and space efficient big data tape management30 Aug 2016US 9,431,049 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- Load balancing and space efficient big data tape management1 Dec 2015US 9,202,485 B1International Business Machines Corporation
- Retrieval assembly with integrated latch deactivator for use within media library12 Feb 2026US 2026/0045275 A1Quantum Corporation
- Removable robot for automated data storage library14 Mar 2024US 2024/0087613 A1International Business Machines Corporation
- Tape cartridge8 Mar 2018US 2018/0065385 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Load balancing and space efficient big data tape management18 Feb 2016US 2016/0049171 A1International Business Machines Corporation
- Load balancing and space efficient big data tape management19 Nov 2015US 2015/0332727 A1International Business Machines Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for automatic storage of computer data59US 5,235,474 AAdvanced Digital Information Corporation · 1993
- Device and method for storing and retrieving data52US 5,684,654 AAdvanced Digital Information System · 1997
- Storage module changer for a computer data storage drive47US 5,157,564 AArchive Corporation · 1992
- Read only input system providing control information encoded in a bar code label for automated data storage library19US 6,205,093 B1International Business Machines Corporation · 2001
- Index marking for a cassette magazine apparatus15US 4,075,669 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1978