G11B 17/05
Specially adapted for discs not contained within cartridges
Official title: specially adapted for discs not contained within cartridges
G11B17/05 (Specially adapted for discs not contained within cartridges) appears on 1,468 US grants and 1,396 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 1,468
- Published applications
- 1,396
- Assignees
- 264
- Inventors
- 2,097
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 41 | 0 |
| 1999 | 43 | 0 |
| 2000 | 36 | 0 |
| 2001 | 57 | 29 |
| 2002 | 56 | 56 |
| 2003 | 51 | 100 |
| 2004 | 60 | 139 |
| 2005 | 79 | 225 |
| 2006 | 100 | 193 |
| 2007 | 93 | 132 |
| 2008 | 113 | 104 |
| 2009 | 73 | 112 |
| 2010 | 95 | 83 |
| 2011 | 91 | 61 |
| 2012 | 92 | 51 |
| 2013 | 60 | 46 |
| 2014 | 32 | 20 |
| 2015 | 23 | 13 |
| 2016 | 13 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
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.
- Data storage library magnetic disk retain and exchange system24 Dec 2024US 12,176,000 B2Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Optical disc drive and electronic equipment12 Nov 2024US 12,142,295 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Optical disc drive and electronic equipment11 Jun 2024US 12,009,010 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Optical disc drive and electronic equipment7 May 2024US 11,978,480 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Optical disc drive25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179653 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Optical disc drive and electronic equipment30 Jan 2025US 2025/0037741 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Data storage library magnetic disk retain and exchange system4 Jul 2024US 2024/0221786 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Optical disc drive and electronic equipment25 May 2023US 2023/0162760 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Optical disc drive and electronic equipment18 May 2023US 2023/0154495 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for exchanging disks110US 4,614,474 ASony Corporation · 1986
- Recording and reproducing apparatus101US 5,473,584 AMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Method and apparatus for replaying recording medium from any bookmark-set position thereon83US 5,740,304 ASony Corporation · 1998
- Apparatus for replaying a recording medium having means for displaying the contents of the recording medium as graphics images which include a series of intra-pictures79US 5,701,385 ASony Corporation · 1997
- Holder for a rigid information disc and loading-system comprising a loading mechanism adapted to cooperate with such a holder62US 4,617,655 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1986