G11B 17/22
From random access magazine of disc records
Official title: from random access magazine of disc records
G11B17/22 (From random access magazine of disc records) appears on 2,039 US grants and 984 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 2,039
- Published applications
- 984
- Assignees
- 349
- Inventors
- 2,435
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
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| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G11B 17/225Wherein the disks are transferred from a fixed magazine to a fixed869
- G11B 17/228Control systems for magazines316
- G11B 17/221With movable magazine284
- G11B 17/30Wherein the playing unit is moved according to the location of the230
- G11B 17/26The magazine having a cylindrical shape with vertical axis148
- G11B 17/226The magazine consisting of a single rotatable tray carrying the disks87
- G11B 17/24The magazine having a toroidal or part-toroidal shape81
- G11B 17/28The magazine having a cylindrical shape with horizontal axis62
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