G11B 17/0438
With mechanism for subsequent vertical movement of the disc and opening mechanism
Official title: {with mechanism for subsequent vertical movement of the disc and opening mechanism of the cartridge shutter}
G11B17/0438 (With mechanism for subsequent vertical movement of the disc and opening mechanism) appears on 153 US grants and 21 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 153
- Published applications
- 21
- Assignees
- 37
- Inventors
- 191
- Latest grant
- 24 Jul 2012
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
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- Miniaturized disc drive containing DVD-compatible optical controller11 Jun 2009US 2009/0147655 A1Vmedia Research, Inc.
- Method of operating a disc drive and a host device5 Apr 2007US 2007/0079014 A1Vmedia Research, Inc.
- Recording medium drive device, electronic equipment having the recording medium drive device, and recording medium cartridge10 Aug 2006US 2006/0179449 A1Sony Corporation
- Microminiature optical disc drive with wireless capability17 Nov 2005US 2005/0254367 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interchangeable cartridge data storage system for devices performing diverse functions137US 5,809,520 AIomega Corporation · 1998
- Method and apparatus for moving carriage assembly from initial position to target position and optical disc system including same92US 6,741,529 B1Discovision Associates · 2004
- Optical disc system having servo motor and servo error detection assembly operated relative to monitored quad sum signal84US 5,729,511 ADiscovision Associates · 1998
- Servo control system for information storage device79US 5,875,158 ADiscovision Associates · 1999
- Isolation apparatus for use in disc drive system to mitigate effects of undesired mechanical forces and disc drive system including same73US 6,122,232 ADiscovision Associates · 2000