Patent assignee · JP · COMPANY

TEAC CORPORATION

1,041Patents
155Active
1,041Granted
49Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 22, 1977 → May 31, 2023 · 84 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5483419A Hot-swappable multi-cartridge docking module Physics 192 Expired
US5596738A Peripheral device control system using changeable firmware in a single flash memory Physics 134 Expired
US4321635A Apparatus for selective retrieval of information streams or items Physics 114 Expired
US5319626A Method for rewriting defect management areas on optical disk according to ECMA standard Physics 110 Expired
US6784801B2 Electric appliance monitoring system Physics 91 Expired
US5526341A Test disk having defect patterns uniformly distributed in recording areas Physics 70 Expired
US6356415B1 Disk drive head carriage lock having solenoid within frame of lock member Physics 55 Expired
US5408369A Power saving system for rotating disk data storage apparatus Physics 54 Expired
US4697129A Stepping motor drive system and method capable of stopping the rotor in a required angular position Electricity 54 Expired
USD555169S1 Digital audio player General 53 Expired
US4677359A Stepping motor drive method and system capable of stopping the rotor in a required angular position Electricity 49 Expired
USD291196S Combined tape recorder and audio mixer General 49 Expired
USD597064S1 Portable stereo recorder General 48 Expired
US5018836A Optical disc apparatus lens drive apparatus and method for the manufacture of such Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
USD546814S1 Guitar amplifier with digital audio disc player General 47 Expired
US5231615A Carriage fixing apparatus and disk driver having such carriage fixing apparatus Physics 46 Expired
USD580436S1 Transmitter General 45 Expired
US5278815A Digital data reproducing apparatus Physics 43 Expired
US4688131A Information processing apparatus having locking means permitting ready detachment of the magnetic disk drive assembly Physics 43 Expired
US4224642A PCM Recording and reproducing method providing for dropout compensation Physics 42 Expired
US5099995A Disc housing case Physics 42 Expired
US5140478A Magnetic disk drive comprising magnetic disk cartridge and driving device which drives the disk cartridge and prevents external vibration from being transmitted to the disk cartridge Physics 39 Expired
USD436596S Magnetic disc memory General 39 Expired
US5442608A Disk apparatus having a power consumption reducing mechanism Physics 38 Expired
USD453327S1 Digital audio mixer General 36 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.