Y10S 15/12
Tape head cleaner
Y10S15/12 (Tape head cleaner) appears on 31 US grants and 2 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10S- Granted patents
- 31
- Published applications
- 2
- Assignees
- 18
- Inventors
- 51
- Latest grant
- 15 Jun 2021
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Increasing tape drive head performance with sectional cleaning using a cartridge memory15 Jun 2021US 11,037,588 B1International Business Machines Corporation
- Cleaning tape with surface protrusions formed by particles of predetermined size/density and non-magnetic metal evaporated film of predetermined thickness14 Feb 2006US 6,999,278 B2Sony Corporation
- Cleaning tape5 Oct 2004US 6,800,374 B2Sony Corporation
- Cleaning system and process for making and using same employing a highly viscous solvent14 Mar 2000US 6,035,483 ABaldwin Graphic Systems, Inc.
- Integrated cleaning and leader tape10 Aug 1999US 5,936,816 AHewlett-Packard Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical information processing apparatus and cleaning cartridge24US 4,870,636 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1989
- Dual purpose cleaning card23US 5,525,417 AClean Team Company · 1996
- Technical cleaning card and kit22US 5,227,226 A1993
- Cassette cleaning device17US 4,594,629 AAllsop, Inc. · 1986
- Magnetic head cleaning tape and method16US 3,978,520 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1976