G11B 17/02
Details
G11B17/02 (Details) appears on 4,680 US grants and 2,731 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 4,680
- Published applications
- 2,731
- Assignees
- 659
- Inventors
- 5,693
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 39 | 0 |
| 1977 | 33 | 0 |
| 1978 | 39 | 0 |
| 1979 | 33 | 0 |
| 1980 | 46 | 0 |
| 1981 | 25 | 0 |
| 1982 | 39 | 0 |
| 1983 | 59 | 0 |
| 1984 | 75 | 0 |
| 1985 | 76 | 0 |
| 1986 | 91 | 0 |
| 1987 | 126 | 0 |
| 1988 | 120 | 0 |
| 1989 | 113 | 0 |
| 1990 | 48 | 0 |
| 1991 | 95 | 0 |
| 1992 | 100 | 0 |
| 1993 | 97 | 0 |
| 1994 | 76 | 0 |
| 1995 | 70 | 0 |
| 1996 | 122 | 0 |
| 1997 | 112 | 0 |
| 1998 | 166 | 0 |
| 1999 | 196 | 0 |
| 2000 | 164 | 0 |
| 2001 | 219 | 114 |
| 2002 | 188 | 196 |
| 2003 | 186 | 238 |
| 2004 | 211 | 256 |
| 2005 | 158 | 368 |
| 2006 | 187 | 324 |
| 2007 | 184 | 248 |
| 2008 | 187 | 201 |
| 2009 | 129 | 161 |
| 2010 | 152 | 129 |
| 2011 | 168 | 118 |
| 2012 | 152 | 91 |
| 2013 | 107 | 83 |
| 2014 | 76 | 51 |
| 2015 | 57 | 23 |
| 2016 | 31 | 17 |
| 2017 | 19 | 15 |
| 2018 | 12 | 15 |
| 2019 | 24 | 15 |
| 2020 | 16 | 14 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 |
| 2023 | 10 | 18 |
| 2024 | 15 | 13 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Optical disc drive with conveyor and centering mechanism29 Sep 2026US 12,749,506 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Method for producing ring-shaped object, film-forming device, ring-shaped object, and hard disk drive device9 Jun 2026US 12,649,687 B2Hoya Corporation
- Single arm stepper elevation system16 Dec 2025US 12,499,908 B2Seagate Technology LLC
- Glass for magnetic recording medium substrate or for glass spacer to be used in magnetic recording/reproducing device, magnetic recording medium substrate, magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus18 Nov 2025US 12,473,225 B2Hoya Corporation
- Rotatable body mounting device and hard disk manufacturing method30 Sep 2025US 12,431,166 B2Komura-Tech Co., Ltd.
- Acoustic device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237404 A1Alphatheta Corporation
- Magnetic card reader comprising a stationary magnetic reading head and a metal strip23 Jul 2026US 2026/0212140 A1Banks and Acquirers International Holding
- Optical disc drive25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179653 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Variable height media and spacer combination16 Apr 2026US 2026/0105933 A1Seagate Technology LLC
- Glass for magnetic recording medium substrate or for glass spacer to be used in magnetic recording/reproducing device, magnetic recording medium substrate, magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055020 A1Hoya Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Etch stop for copper damascene process211US 5,693,563 AChartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Pte Ltd. · 1997
- Disc player and disc loading device185US 5,355,357 ASony Corporation · 1994
- Interchangeable cartridge data storage system for devices performing diverse functions137US 5,809,520 AIomega Corporation · 1998
- Flexible disc cartridge125US 3,951,264 ADynastor, Inc. · 1976
- Optical data format employing resynchronizable data sectors120US 4,791,622 AStorage Technology Partners 11 · 1988