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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8045440 | Optical disk cleaning device An optical disk polishing device which includes: a disk holder for rotatably holding an optical disk, the disk holder installed in a lower fixed portion; a cylindrical buff disposed in parallel with the surface of the optical disk and perpendicular to a rotary shaft... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7483356 | Universal media disc cleaning/repairing device A universal media disc cleaning/repairing device including: a main body having a receptacle for snugly receiving a universal media disc; a driving motor mounted in the main body; a disc driving mechanism rotationally drivable by the driving motor, the disc driving m... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7356826 | Disk player casing with buffered lid A casing (10) for a disk player includes a housing (12), a lid (14) movable with respect to said housing between an open position and a closed position, and a resilient member (64). The housing houses a disk playing mechanism of said disk... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353524 | Disk drive with airflow channeling enclosure A disk drive includes a disk drive base, a disk, and a head stack assembly rotatably coupled to the base adjacent the disk surface of the disk. The disk drive includes an airflow channeling enclosure. The enclosure includes an airflow inlet disposed downstream of th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7258043 | Gearbox housing and gearbox module A gearbox housing with at least one first upper housing piece and a second lower housing piece, which may be detachably connected to each other. The gearbox housing has upper and lower housing pieces that are partially detachably connected to each other, with at lea... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7227717 | Asymmetric disk surface properties in one head disk drives A disk drive for storing data includes a drive housing and an asymmetrical storage disk. The storage disk includes a body region, a first side region, and an opposed second side region. The side regions are asymmetrical relative to the body region. Various structure... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227695 | Zoom lens system A zoom lens system includes a negative first lens group, a diaphragm, a positive second lens group, and a positive third lens group, in this order from the object. Zooming is performed by moving the negative first lens group and the positive first lens group in the ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207877 | Clamp-type optical disc repairing device A clamp-type optical disc repairing device is used to clamp an optical disc with a central hole and swab or repair the optical disc, and comprises: a first clamp arm; and a second clamp arm, pivotally coupled to the first clamp arm. Force-applying ends are defined o... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7138155 | Method for evaluating optical information medium and optical information medium A simple method for evaluating an optical information medium by judging quantitatively and reproducibly the surface quality of the optical information medium by the use of an artificial fingerprint liquid as an evaluation dispersion liquid, is provided. An optical i... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134940 | Data storage splitter An apparatus is provided for destroying or disabling an information or data storage device comprising a first layer and a second layer bonded together. A mechanical device or energy form is inserted into the information or data storage device to cause the first and ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7119991 | System and method for preventing computer storage media surface contaminant accumulation and for preventing impact-related head/slider damage A system and method are disclosed for preventing computer storage media surface contaminant accumulation and for preventing impact-related head/slider damage. Such a system may include a component having a plurality of pads, where the component is to collect contami... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7092337 | Integrated disc inspection and repair apparatus and appertaining method The invention provides a disc inspection and rejuvenation/repair system. The inspection system and rejuvenation/repair system may be provided as separate modules or may be combined in an integrated unit. The integrated unit may be manually operated, or may be an aut... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7065008 | Objective lens unit An objective lens has an actuator base and a lens holder for supporting an objective lens. The lens holder has a shaft hole. A shaft is disposed on the actuator base and fitted to the shaft hole. A cover is attached to the actuator base so as to cover the lens holde... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7057850 | Flow divider upstream of disc drive recirculation filter A disc drive includes a housing enclosing a spindle motor that is able to spin a disc. A filter within the housing is positioned so that a filter stream of moving gas created by a spinning motion of the disc flows through the filter. Additionally, a flow divider is ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036736 | Event entry and advertising medium An event entry and advertising medium including a carrier positioning an indicia receiving surface with visually perceptible indicia including a ticket component for gaining access to an event and a machine readable surface wherein digital data elements including at... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7001476 | Apparatus and method for transferring a label portion from a label assembly onto an object A method for transferring a label portion from a label assembly onto an object includes sliding the label assembly between a base and an elevated support connected with respect to the base. The label portion is positioned within an application area defined on a surf... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6995947 | Redirecting flow to reduce disturbances upon an actuator arm or head-gimbal assembly of a disc drive A flow-induced disturbance upon an actuator arm is reduced. A gas flow generated by a rotation of a disc is received and passed along a surface. The surface is mechanically isolated from the actuator arm. The surface redirects the received flow to include a substant... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6973011 | Magnetic head cleaning disk for use in magneto-optical recording and reproducing device The present invention provides a cleaning disk and a magneto-optical disk drive apparatus being simple in structure, adaptable to cleaning disks having various specifications, low in power consumption, low in electromagnetic noise, and preventing damage to the magne... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6851880 | Coating tool and coating set A coating tool and a coating set including such a coating tool can uniformly and reliably apply protection liquid onto the recording surface of a recording medium so as to avoid problems of uneven application and uncoated areas. The coating tool comprises a protecti... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6804638 | Device and method for selective recall and preservation of events prior to decision to record the events A device process for event-activated recording generally includes the steps of providing an acquisition buffer having at least one finite extent of a recording medium. Events are recorded in the acquisition buffer. Current events in place of earlier events are then ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6766550 | Compact disk labeling, cleaning and repairing systems A compact disk labeling, cleaning and repairing system for use in applying an adhesive label to a surface of a compact disk, and for cleaning and repairing a readable surface of a compact disk. In an exemplary system, a top portion is used for labeling the compact d... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6722240 | Device for destroying signals on compact disk A device for destroying signals stored on compact disk includes a base, a punching pin, and a push lever. The base has a top stub for engaging with a central hole of a compact disk positioned on the base, a through hole corresponding to a Start Lead In (SLD) area on... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6717900 | Integrated compact disc cleaning and labeling device An integrated compact disc cleaning and labeling device mainly includes pivotally connected top and bottom covers, a turning plate rotatably fitted in the top cover, a CD cleaner rotatably mounted to one side of the turning plate, a sleeve barrel vertically slidably... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6711102 | Magneto-optical cleaning disk The present invention provides a cleaning disk and a magneto-optical disk drive apparatus being simple in structure, adaptable to cleaning disks having various specifications, low in power consumption, low in electromagnetic noise, and preventing damage to the magne... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6699110 | Apparatus for repairing the surface of an optical disc An apparatus for repairing the surface of the optical disc, which is used to repair a damaged area of the laser transparent surface of the optical disc. A rotary seat is rotatably disposed on the base seat. An upper cover is pivotally connected with the b... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6618351 | Cartridge and method of cleaning recordation medium surface The present invention relates to a cartridge and a method that can sweep away dust or the like from a recordation medium housed in the cartridge in a simple way without adversely influencing recording and replaying of the recordation medium. The cartridge... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6594848 | Method and system for polishing optical disks The present invention provides a system for cleaning and polishing an optical disk. The system comprises a tray having a circular floor and a parameter wall; an armature having at least two circular pads being rotatably coupled to the armature; and a mech... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6598117 | Recording medium library device and control method thereof A cassette library (1) is provided with a driving apparatus (13), cassette housing shelves (14, 15) and a cassette carrier (16). A library controller (2) simulates as if driving apparatuses (13) having continuous address numbers were apparently used in th... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6590847 | Integrated laser disc cleaning and repairing device An integrated laser disc cleaning and repairing device includes a case consisting of pivotally connected top and bottom covers, a turning plate rotatably fitted in a hole provided on the top cover, and a base plate eccentrically and rotatably connected to... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6543508 | Compact disk labeling, cleaning and repairing systems A compact disk labeling, cleaning and repairing system for use in applying an adhesive label to a surface of a compact disk, and for cleaning and repairing a readable surface of a compact disk. In an exemplary system, a top portion is used for labeling th... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6469848 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium with pre-format recording signals transferred and recorded by using a master information carrier In the recording method of the present invention, the surface of a master information carrier facing a recording medium becomes slightly concave in its center when the master information carrier is placed upon and brought into tight contact with the recor... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6424611 | Universal optical disk automated cleaner-inspector An optical disk cleaning machine with adaptors for holding any size disk and cassette for optical disks wherein the disks are rotated while cleaning cloths are radially reciprocated on the top and bottom of the disk simultaneously to remove dirt and other... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6243345 | CD cleaning and labeling device A CD cleaning and labeling device comprises an upper case engageable with a lower case to form a compartment therein. The upper case has an actuating means to drive a driving means and at least one cleaning means. The lower case has a base for carrying a ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6000085 | Compact disc cleaner The present invention relates to a compact disc cleaner which includes a box base having a cover and a seat, a turntable that is rotated on the cover, a cleaning device moveably attached at the near end of the turntable that includes a knob and a wheel bo... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5995467 | Disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus with a liftable optical pickup apparatus and coordinated lens shutter An optical disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes a carrier mechanism, an optical pickup apparatus, a shutter and a moving mechanism. The carrier mechanism carries a disc inside and outside the apparatus. The optical pickup apparatus radiate... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5963526 | Radially reciprocating cleaning device for compact disc A radially reciprocating cleaning device for compact disc, including: a lower casing in which a retaining wheel is rotatably disposed, a circumference of the retaining wheel being formed with a gear section: an upper casing one end of which is pivotally c... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5822822 | Compact disc cleaning device A compact disc cleaning device including a seat, a cover pivotally connected to one edge of the seat, and a rotatable wheel. The seat has a circular recess portion with teeth provided along an inner peripheral wall thereof. The rotatable wheel includes a ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5790511 | Dust-proof structure for optical pickup unit An optical pickup unit is formed such that a portion on an upstream side of the air flow has a streamline shape or similar shape to the streamline shape so as to keep the air flow generated with high speed rotations of a disc-shaped recording medium away ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5602817 | Apparatus and method for enhancing playback fidelity of compact disks A method and apparatus improve the playback fidelity and quality of a compact disk player by controlling charge conditions in the zone of interaction between the playback read head and a CD. In one form of apparatus, an electrode is associated with the re... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5584089 | CD case with a platter and cleaning means driven by a single driving device A compact disk case including a bottom shell, a cover shell hinged to the bottom shell, a platter mounted on the inside of the bottom shell to carry a compact disk, a rotary cap mounted on the outside of the cover shell, a driving device (for example, a h... | 12/17/1996 |
