G11B 33/027
Covers
Official title: {Covers (G11B33/022 takes precedence; with means for guiding the record carrier G11B17/34)}
G11B33/027 (Covers) appears on 452 US grants and 324 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 452
- Published applications
- 324
- Assignees
- 174
- Inventors
- 921
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 5 |
| 2002 | 13 | 20 |
| 2003 | 14 | 15 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 |
| 2005 | 7 | 28 |
| 2006 | 11 | 40 |
| 2007 | 12 | 17 |
| 2008 | 18 | 11 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 |
| 2010 | 10 | 6 |
| 2011 | 10 | 13 |
| 2012 | 13 | 9 |
| 2013 | 9 | 17 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 |
| 2015 | 9 | 7 |
| 2016 | 10 | 9 |
| 2017 | 17 | 23 |
| 2018 | 28 | 23 |
| 2019 | 14 | 13 |
| 2020 | 15 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Disk device with constrained layer configurations between inner and outer covers18 Aug 2026US 12,711,997 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Disk device with exposed inner surface regions for improved cover coupling4 Aug 2026US 12,700,427 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Magnetic disk device with desiccant units mounted to inner and outer covers26 May 2026US 12,640,170 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Crash stop that includes silicone rubber for a data storage device, and related articles, systems, and methods3 Feb 2026US 12,542,162 B1Seagate Technology LLC
- Heat-assisted magnetic recording hard disk drive with a thermally processed top cover20 Jan 2026US 12,531,090 B1Seagate Technology LLC
- Recording device and cover24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290403 A1NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Hard disk drive cover damper with enclosed perimeter10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268941 A1Seagate Technology LLC
- Recording device12 Mar 2026US 2026/0073947 A1NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Indium-based seals for electronic devices5 Mar 2026US 2026/0065944 A1Seagate Technology LLC
- Magnetic disk device with desiccant units mounted to inner and outer covers15 Jan 2026US 2026/0018191 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Most cited
By later US patents
- Video cassette recorder incorporating therein a door opening device for selectively exposing/concealing operating buttons on a front panel thereof148US 5,626,374 ADaewoo Electronics Co., Ltd. · 1997
- Disk drive enclosure with a sliding door having tabs with adjacent through-slots134US 7,768,776 B1Western Digital Technologies, Inc. · 2010
- Replaceable hard disk drive box structure112US 5,694,290 A1997
- Tape drive with cartridge thickness detecting sensors95US 8,045,288 B2Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. · 2011
- Portable audio system with docking cradle85US 7,689,197 B2Bose Corporation · 2010