G11B 17/028
Of discs rotating during transducing operation
Official title: of discs rotating during transducing operation
G11B17/028 (Of discs rotating during transducing operation) appears on 1,641 US grants and 845 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 1,641
- Published applications
- 845
- Assignees
- 354
- Inventors
- 2,560
- Latest grant
- 29 Apr 2025
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| 2024 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G11B 17/0282By means provided on the turntable507
- G11B 17/0284By clampers395
- G11B 17/0288By means for moving the turntable or the clamper towards the disk196
- G11B 17/03In containers or trays174
- G11B 17/0287By permanent connections168
- G11B 17/032Positioning by moving the door or the cover154
- G11B 17/035Positioning by moving the loading station142
- G11B 17/0281By an adapter enabling the centre-pin to receive carriers with large centre29
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By later US patents
- Flexible magnetic disk cassette84US 4,445,157 ASony Corporation · 1984
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