Write head offset for shingled magnetic recording (smr) disk drives
US-2016372143-A1 · Dec 22, 2016 · US
with provision for moving the head {support} for the purpose of adjusting the position of the head relative to the record carrier, e.g. manual adjustment for azimuth correction or track centering ({G11B5/52,} G11B5/54, G11B5/58 take precedence)
with provision for moving the head {support} for the purpose of adjusting the position of the head relative to the record carrier, e.g. manual adjustment for azimuth correction or track centering ({G11B5/52,} G11B5/54, G11B5/58 take precedence) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | G11B5/56 |
| Official title | with provision for moving the head {support} for the purpose of adjusting the position of the head relative to the record carrier, e.g. manual adjustment for azimuth correction or track centering ({G11B5/52,} G11B5/54, G11B5/58 take precedence) |
| Display label | with provision for moving the head {support} for the purpose of adjusting the position of the head relative to the record carrier, e.g. manual adjustment for azimuth correction or track centering ({G11B5/52,} G11B5/54, G11B5/58 take precedence) |
| Total patents | 182 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is stable.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 38 |
| 2016 | 33 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 10 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Skewed shingled magnetic recording data reader
US-2016293190-A1 · Oct 6, 2016 · US
Device and method for controlling the position of a head relative to a tape within a tape transport system
US-9424869-B2 · Aug 23, 2016 · US
Assembly of DSA suspensions using microactuators with partially cured adhesive, and DSA suspensions having PZTs with wrap-around electrodes
US-9406314-B1 · Aug 2, 2016 · US
Coarse actuator positioning algorithm
US-2016196845-A1 · Jul 7, 2016 · US
Spacing measurement improvement in the presence of track mis-registration
US-9361922-B1 · Jun 7, 2016 · US
Tape recording head having non-parallel gaps and dissimilar transducer pitches
US-9355664-B2 · May 31, 2016 · US
Quasi-statically tilted head having offset reader/writer transducer pairs
US-9355665-B2 · May 31, 2016 · US
Multiple degree of freedom actuator assemblies having flexure based pivot functionality
US-9355663-B1 · May 31, 2016 · US
Adjacent track interference asymmetry mitigation
US-2016148630-A1 · May 26, 2016 · US
Write delay to de-skew data in read while write function for tape storage devices
US-9318138-B2 · Apr 19, 2016 · US
Coarse actuator positioning algorithm
US-9299373-B2 · Mar 29, 2016 · US
Tape dimension compensation
US-9299375-B2 · Mar 29, 2016 · US
Rotatable recording head actuator for correcting angular error in tape drives
US-9275666-B1 · Mar 1, 2016 · US
Magnetic head and system having offset arrays
US-2016049167-A1 · Feb 18, 2016 · US
Skew-tolerant multiple-reader array in array-reader based magnetic recording
US-2016035384-A1 · Feb 4, 2016 · US
Backward compatible head for quasi-static tilted reading and/or recording
US-9251825-B2 · Feb 2, 2016 · US
Electronic system with data management mechanism and method of operation thereof
US-9245558-B1 · Jan 26, 2016 · US
Write delay to de-skew data in read while write function for tape storage devices
US-2016019921-A1 · Jan 21, 2016 · US
Magnetic head and system having offset arrays
US-2016012840-A1 · Jan 14, 2016 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC G11B5/56?
- CPC G11B5/56 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “with provision for moving the head {support} for the purpose of adjusting the position of the head relative to the record carrier, e.g. manual adjustment for azimuth correction or track centering ({G11B5/52,} G11B5/54, G11B5/58 take precedence).”
- How many patents are filed under CPC G11B5/56 (with provision for moving the head {support} for the purpose of adjusting the position of the head relative to the record carrier, e.g. manual adjustment for azimuth correction or track centering ({G11B5/52,} G11B5/54, G11B5/58 take precedence))?
- Our database includes 182 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC G11B5/56 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 13 in 2024 vs 10 in 2025 (latest complete years).