G11B 33/1466
Sealing gaskets
Official title: {sealing gaskets, (gasket in general F16J)}
G11B33/1466 (Sealing gaskets) appears on 243 US grants and 197 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 243
- Published applications
- 197
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 477
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 6 | 13 |
| 2006 | 7 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 7 | 16 |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 |
| 2011 | 14 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 | 4 |
| 2015 | 9 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 18 | 20 |
| 2018 | 16 | 13 |
| 2019 | 18 | 16 |
| 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026 | 6 | 9 |
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
- Hard disk drive embedded gasket base14 Jul 2026US 12,682,935 B2Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Cover, recording device, and method for manufacturing cover26 May 2026US 12,640,169 B2NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Magnetic disk device with desiccant units mounted to inner and outer covers26 May 2026US 12,640,170 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- 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
- Adhesive tape, method for manufacturing hard disk drive, and hard disk drive sealing structure3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258284 A1Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Diffusion barrier against migration of volatile organic contaminants into hard disk drive interior2 Apr 2026US 2026/0094623 A1
- Inter-cover placement of environment-controlling substances in data storage devices12 Mar 2026US 2026/0073949 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Architecture for 21/2 inch diameter single disk drive185US 5,025,335 AConner Peripherals, Inc. · 1991
- Disk drive having a base with a protruding peripheral metal flange that is folded over a top cover to enclose helium88US 8,451,559 B1Western Digital Technologies, Inc. · 2013
- Self securing compliant gasket for a disk drive assembly housing84US 5,793,566 AMicropolis Corporation · 1998
- Combined shock mount frame and seal for a rigid disk drive80US 5,223,996 ADigital Equipment Corporation · 1993
- Compact disk drive head disk assembly with conformable tape seal72US 5,270,887 AWestern Digital Corporation · 1993