G11B 33/0405
For storing discs
Official title: {for storing discs (anti-theft cases with locking means E05B73/0023)}
G11B33/0405 (For storing discs) appears on 2,018 US grants and 1,251 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 2,018
- Published applications
- 1,251
- Assignees
- 779
- Inventors
- 2,850
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 102 | 0 |
| 1998 | 149 | 0 |
| 1999 | 117 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 116 | 34 |
| 2002 | 102 | 129 |
| 2003 | 100 | 166 |
| 2004 | 89 | 186 |
| 2005 | 84 | 168 |
| 2006 | 67 | 125 |
| 2007 | 56 | 102 |
| 2008 | 56 | 85 |
| 2009 | 28 | 58 |
| 2010 | 43 | 43 |
| 2011 | 26 | 29 |
| 2012 | 22 | 20 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 |
| 2014 | 14 | 9 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 11 | 19 |
| 2021 | 13 | 14 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Server thermal management23 Jun 2026US 12,666,578 B2SanDisk Technologies LLC
- Method of manufacturing magnetic disk device and magnetic disk device16 Jun 2026US 12,658,214 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- High-density data storage systems and methods9 Jun 2026US 12,652,770 B2
- Structure for locking and releasing sheet-like object and packaging storage container14 Apr 2026US 12,600,525 B2Finest Products Limited
- Removable robot for automated data storage library31 Mar 2026US 12,592,254 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- Foldable disc packaging1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001704 A1
- Method of manufacturing magnetic disk device and magnetic disk device17 Jul 2025US 2025/0232795 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Foldable disc packaging26 Jun 2025US 2025/0206519 A1
- Magnetic disk device27 Mar 2025US 2025/0104740 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Disc Display Case27 Feb 2025US 2025/0066109 A1Vintage Media Grading, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Universal package for prerecorded computer disk and associated instructional material229US 4,640,413 ACommunications Transfer Corp. · 1987
- Assembly of hinged flat modules209US 5,363,466 AMars Actel · 1994
- Storage rack for optical disc storage cases190US 5,415,297 ALynk, Inc. · 1995
- Lamp for use in connection with an object storage system173US 5,961,200 A1999
- DVD storage album166US 6,672,452 B1Scosche Industries, Inc. · 2004