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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8130627 | Optical disc production apparatus An optical disk manufacturing apparatus which employs first and second signal layer forming mechanisms, a reflection layer forming mechanism, a light transmission layer forming mechanism and first, second and third transportation mechanisms. The apparatus further in... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7974175 | Information storage medium, and recording/reproducing apparatus and recording/reproducing method An information storage medium and a recording/reproducing apparatus and method are provided with the ability to extend at least one middle area of an information storage medium comprising two or more recording layers so as to ensure optimal data recording/reproducti... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7940632 | Recording medium, data use limitating method, and program A recording medium in which data supplied from an information processing device is recorded includes: position detecting means for detecting a position of the recording medium; user authentication means for authenticating a user intending to use the data; recording ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7796495 | Optical disk An optical disk comprising two layers including a signal recording layer and an image recording layer further comprises a metal reflective layer formed on a surface of the image recording layer on the incidence side of laser light. The image recording layer is capab... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7792012 | Information recording medium, and data reproduction device An information recording medium in which an access unit including basic data and extension data is recorded, so as to allow a decoder that decodes only basic data to process the access unit which includes the basic data and the extension data for the next generation... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7391681 | Information recording medium having a wobbling groove structure An information recording medium having at least a read only area and a recording and reproducing area is composed of at least: a substrate; a recording layer formed on the substrate so as to record and reproduce information; and a light transmission layer having tra... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7356142 | Secure compact disk and player A method for recording data on an optical medium is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a first plurality of frames of data at a Cross Interleave Reed-Solomon Code (CIRC) encoder, encoding the first plurality of frames of data by the CIRC enc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351460 | Information recording medium, information recording device, and information recording method An information recording medium includes an insulating member, first and second electrodes formed in one plane of the insulating member, and a conductive layer having an electrochromic material providing continuity with the first and second electrodes. A gap between... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349319 | Information recording apparatus, recording media and recording method An information recording apparatus includes a multilayer information recording medium having a first layer containing an electro-chromic material, an electrode layer applying a voltage to the first layer to color the first layer, a second layer containing an electro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7320012 | Method and apparatus for file management File management method having first and second processing modes for storing file type information for discrimination between first and second processing modes in recording medium as file management information associated with file for file management. In first proce... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310823 | Digital information recording apparatus and outputting apparatus A digital information recording apparatus includes multiple recording circuits for making multiple copies. The apparatus limits the number of copies, however, in accordance with copy information provided within the digital information itself. When the number of copi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304937 | Identification of program information on a recording medium A system and method of identifying programs contained on a disk of any format, including, for example, either a single-sided or a double-sided disk with either a single-layer or multi-layer tracks, are presented. In particular, a dual-sided recording medium is discl... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290709 | Information card system A data distribution system (10) including an information card (12) to work with a reader (14, 72). The information card (12) includes visible indicia (20) on its front, stripe zones (34) and a ring zone (36) nominally... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286061 | Method and apparatus for activating optical media A method and apparatus for activating an optical media device with a conditional access mechanism is presented. The optical media device is configured with a conditional access system such as an optical shutter assembly and the apparatus is configured to receive suc... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277208 | Hologram recording medium, hologram recording and reproduction apparatus and method of producing a hologram recording medium A hologram recording medium is provided which can prevent sensitization of a region thereof other than a data recording region thereby to prevent deterioration of a characteristic of the hologram recording medium. The hologram recording medium includes partition mem... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269124 | Protective divider and enclosure disc assembly for laser discs and laser disc drives A substantially circular disc of Totally Stable® 2095, wet laid, water based processed, cut away, 3.0 ounce, 0.018 to 0.040 inches, 18 to 40 mils thick, non-woven, 85% Acrylic Latex Polyester and 15% cellulose wood pulp fabric backing material and a substantially c... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267841 | Method for manufacturing single-sided sputtered magnetic recording disks An information-storage media is provided that includes: (a) a substrate disk 312 having first and second opposing surfaces; (b) a first interface layer 304 on the first surface, the first interface la... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7227445 | Wireless activation system and method A system and method for wireless activation of a target. A communication device transmits an ID associated with the target to a network operations center. The network operations center provides an activation signal to the communication device. The communication devi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226637 | Manufacturing method for multilayer fluorescent information carriers An information layer for an optical information storage medium is formed in a centrifuge. A photopolymerizable composition is applied to a solid base having a relief pattern, and a flexible, transparent film layer is applied on top of the composition. The three are ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7147906 | Data storage medium comprising polyimides In one aspect the present invention provides a storage medium for data, the storage medium comprising: a) a substrate, a physical portion of which comprises at least one polyimide, and b) at least one data layer on the substrate. The substrate comprising a polyimide... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138165 | Intermediate for optical recording medium, mold, molding apparatus, and method of manufacturing optical recording medium There is provided an intermediate for an optical recording medium, which can be uniformly coated with resin by the spin coating method without using a resin coating-assisting member, and allows formation of a central mounting hole without burrs. The intermediate com... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131103 | Conductor stack shifting A method for integrating a first integrated circuit design having first layers and a second integrated circuit design having second layers into a common reticle set. The second integrated circuit design has a given number of second layers and the first integrated ci... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7070860 | Laminated film for electrophotography and method for producing same, and image forming method The invention provides an electrophotographic laminated film and a method for producing the electrophotographic laminated film. The electrophotographic laminated film comprises a substrate and at least one of a coating layer and a function control means provided on ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059951 | Polishing pad, method of manufacturing glass substrate for use in data recording medium using the pad, and glass substrate for use in data recording medium obtained by using the method A polishing pad used for precise polishing of the surface of a lapped glass workpiece when a glass substrate for use in data recording media is manufactured from a glass workpiece. The polishing pad comprises a base and a polishing portion laminated on the base and ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052817 | Information recording medium and method of producing the same An information recording medium including at least one electrophotographic laminate film in which a surface resistance of at least one surface is in a range of 108 to 1013 Ω/□, and on which a toner image corresponding to information is forme... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7020059 | Adjustment optical disc for optical pick-up, adjustment method for optical pick-up, and adjustment apparatus for optical pick-up An adjustment method for optical pick-up including a light source for emitting light beams, an object lens for irradiating light beams onto an optical disc for adjustment and a drive portion for driving the object lens in a direction in parallel to the optical axis ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7012868 | Adjustment optical disc for optical pick-up, adjustment method for optical pick-up, and adjustment apparatus for optical pick-up An adjustment method for optical pick-up including a light source for emitting light beams, an object lens for irradiating light beams onto an optical disc for adjustment and a drive portion for driving the object lens in a direction in parallel to the optical axis ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6984434 | Recordable digital video disc A recordable digital video disc preferably employable for information recording method using a laser beam having a wavelength of 600–700 nm, composed of a transparent disc substrate provided with a spiral pregroove, a recording dye layer placed in the pregroove, a... | 01/10/2006 |
| 4357697 | Disk complex for reducing electrostatic forces on a record disk A disk complex for reducing the electrostatic forces on a record disk used for storing information, in which two recording surfaces are carried by an intermediate support member, and electrostatic force reducers are coupled with the surfaces and the suppo... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4316281 | Spacer for stacked recorded discs A spacer for use between two adjacent recorded discs in a stack of the discs includes a flat, circular, relatively rigid plate having opposed major surfaces and a hole through the center thereof. The plate has portions around its peripheral edge and the e... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4276636 | Cushion disc for phonograph records A protective device for phonograph records comprising a cushion platter including a circular hoop, a circular inner ring and a plurality of spoke-like attachments supporting said inner circular ring from and within said hoop, and having a soft cover that ... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4226424 | Player latching and unlatching mechanism for video disc holder A mechanism for latching a disc holder to a frame while unlatching the holder from its carrier. A pair of pivotally mounted pry bars are extendable between the opposite edges of a video disc holder and its caddy to unlatch the holder from the caddy. A pai... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4204686 | Phonograph record protective cushion A phonograph protective cushion for insertion between records stacked upon a spindle for protecting the records against abrasion damage and impact damage while allowing substantial unobstructed view of the recording label. The protective cushion includes ... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4101135 | Sound reproducing unit A voice or sound unit adapted for use on toys and the like has a mechanical linkage system with a joint capable of transmitting sound indicia while isolating the tone arm from any absorption of stylus movement. The tone arm can employ flexure hinges to in... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4013296 | Phonograph record storage and protection apparatus A phonograph record is provided with a ring on its rim, the ring being of greater thickness than the record and extending outwardly from both faces of the record to protect the grooved record face from adjacent records on a record player, and when the rec... | 03/22/1977 |
