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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8089851 | Driving apparatus and recording/reproducing apparatus A driving apparatus (1) is provided with: a fixed part (11) having a fixed-part plane (12); and a driven part (13) having a driven-part plane (14), which faces the fixed-part plane, and driven in a direction substantially parallel ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7920457 | Device for recording data comprising microdots with free ends forming a convex surface and method for the production thereof Device for recording data comprising microdots with free ends forming a convex surface and method for the production thereof The data recording device comprises a storage medium arranged facing a two dimensional array of microdots, of nanometric dimensions, f... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7830776 | Device for positioning, transferring and recording integrated circuits An IC recording device includes a material feeding portion, a material receiving portion, a recording portion and a transferring portion. The material feeding portion serves to suck ICs by vacuum technology to take ICs from a transfer belt and place them upon the ma... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7558186 | High density data storage medium, method and device A composition of matter for the recording medium of nanometer scale thermo-mechanical information storage devices and a nanometer scale thermo-mechanical information storage device. The composition includes: one or more polyaryletherketone polymers, each of the one ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7336590 | Dielectric reproducing apparatus, dielectric recording apparatus, and dielectric recording/reproducing apparatus A dielectric reproducing apparatus is provided with: a probe for applying an electric field to a dielectric material of a dielectric recording medium; a return electrode for returning the electric field applied from the probe; an inductor placed between the probe an... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7317324 | Semiconductor integrated circuit testing device and method A plurality of resistors is connected to a plurality of output terminals of a semiconductor integrated circuit, respectively, and a predetermined voltage is applied to the plurality of resistors. Also, a predetermined operation pattern signal used to test functions ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7288425 | Hybrid cantilever and tip A storage device having a read/write mechanism including a cantilever portion. The cantilever portion includes a non-single-crystal silicon body portion and a single crystal silicon tip. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7151250 | Probe with hollow waveguide and method for producing the same A probe for detecting light or irradiating light comprises a cantilever supported at an end thereof by a substrate, a hollow tip formed at a free end of the cantilever, a microaperture formed at the end of the tip, and a hollow waveguide formed inside the cantilever... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148549 | Data storage module suspension system A micro-electro-mechanical device includes a moveable mass supported within a frame. To support the mass within the frame, a first flexure extends between the mass and the frame. An angle softening element is positioned between a first end of the first flexure and t... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7054257 | AFM-based data storage and microscopy Read/write components for AFM-based data storage devices are provided. In particular embodiments, a read/write component comprises lever means and a support structure, the lever means being connected to the support structure for substantially pivotal movement. The l... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042811 | Frictionless, non-destructive playback system for cylinder recordings The present invention provides a laser heterodyne interferometer based system for audibly producing sounds recorded on a cylinder recording, such as an Edison type wax cylinder, or a 33, 45 or 78 RPM LP (long play) record. The system generally comprises an optical s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6922353 | Memory for storing information A memory apparatus has a plurality of first electrodes and at least one second electrode separated by an electrolyte solution. Information may be recorded by causing an electrical current to flow between a selected of the first electrodes and the second electrode to... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6862925 | Device for contacting and/or modifying a surface having a cantilever and a method for production of said cantilever A device for contacting and/or modifying a surface having a cantilever connected to an almost plane carrier element staying apart from said surface, said cantilever having a tip at its loose end being in close contact to said surface. It is proposed that the cantile... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6687193 | Audio reproduction apparatus having audio modulation function, method used by the apparatus, remixing apparatus using the audio reproduction apparatus, and method used by the remixing apparatus An audio reproduction apparatus capable of modulating an audio signal with at least one of reproduction factors, including the speed and direction of reproduction, and the sound pressure of the audio signal, an audio reproduction method used by the audio ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6647766 | Device for contacting and/or modifying a surface having a cantilever and a method for production of said cantilever A device for contacting and/or modifying a surface having a cantilever connected to an almost plane carrier element staying apart from said surface, said cantilever having a tip at its loose end being in close contact to said surface. It is proposed that ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6562633 | Assembling arrays of small particles using an atomic force microscope to define ferroelectric domains A method of assembling arrays of small particles or molecules using an atomic force microscope to define ferroelectric domains includes depositing a ferroelectric thin film upon a substrate forming workpiece, then using an atomic force microscope having a... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6469974 | Record player A record player suitable for a so-called scratch performance operation by which a phonograph record is directly rotated in forward and reverse direction to output new artificial sound by fingering of an operator is provided. The positional relationship be... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6433310 | Assembly suitable for reading/writing/erasing information on a media based on thermal coupling A thermal assembly comprising at once a reading-writing-erasing capability. The present invention, accordingly, can realize important advantages of providing dual yet independent capabilities or functionalities for manifesting reading-writing-erasing on t... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6185179 | Apparatus and method for recording and playing back sound A phonograph comprises an acoustically compliant cylindrical chamber for being set into vibration by impinging sound waves, the chamber having a substantially smooth outer surface and being mounted for axial rotation and for being advanced at a predetermi... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6084849 | Shape memory alloy recording medium, storage devices based thereon, and method for using these storage devices The present invention concerns a storage medium for scanning probe storage devices. This storage medium comprises a substrate (20) carrying a shape memory alloy layer (24). The shape memory alloy layer (24) is chosen such that an indent (23) can be formed... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5959957 | Probe and a cantilever formed with same material A probe has a metal tip on a cantilever. A diffused layer made from a metal silicide is formed at an interface between the tip and the cantilever. In the diffused layer, a material for forming the cantilever and a material for forming the tip are diffused... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5808977 | Tracking method and recording means thereby An object of the present invention is to provide a novel tracking method and device, suitable for use in a recording means applying the technology of a scanning probe microscope, for recording and/or reproducing high-density information of a size of sever... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5717631 | Microelectromechanical structure and process of making same A microelectromechanical device is comprised of a cantilevered beam positioned above, and free to move relative to, a substrate. The beam may carry a plurality of conductors which are insulated from one another. One or more tips is positioned on the beam ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5610898 | Information recording/reproducing method for recording and/or reproducing information on information recording carrier by use of probe electrode An information recording/reproducing method and apparatus is for carrying out at least one of recording and reproducing information through a probe electrode or through a plurality of probe electrodes on an information recording medium. A probe electrode ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5537372 | High density data storage system with topographic contact sensor A high density data storage system includes a rotatable storage medium mounted to rotate about a drive axis, the storage medium having formed thereon a surface topography defining machine readable information. The storage system further includes a high re... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5461605 | Information recording/reproducing method, recording carrier and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on information recording carrier by use of probe electrode An information recording/reproducing method and apparatus is for carrying out at least one of recording and reproducing information through a probe electrode or through a plurality of probe electrodes on an information recording medium. A probe electrode ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5291472 | Information recording and reproduction methods using oscillation medium or transducer High density recording systems and methods are disclosed which employ a radiation beam to form spot-like recordings in record members such as discs, tapes and cards. The angle, offset or cross-sectional shape of the recording beam can be varied so as to v... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5226025 | Magazine disk player having an improved magazine detecting feature A magazine disk player for accommodating either a plurality of disks or a single disk. The disk player includes a magazine loading section for holding a magazine, disk conveyor for supplying a disk from the magazine to the turn table, and returning the di... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5126984 | External magnetic field generating device for optical magnetic disk apparatus An external magnetic field generating device for an optical magnetic disk apparatus is arranged radially of the disk and is used to record information on and erase information from the disk by a laser beam. A surface of the external magnetic field generat... | 06/30/1992 |
| 4979160 | Front loading disk player A front loading disk player has an insertion slot for receiving variable sizes of disks to be played. As the disk is inserted it encounters pinch rollers on the free ends of pivoting arms. The pressure on the pinch rollers is sensed causing the arms and t... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4918678 | Disc reproducing system for compensating mechanical imperfections Means for reducing the effects of vertical perturbations of a phonograph disc surface resulting from disc and/or playback system mechanical imperfections. Such imperfections are compensated by closed loop and/or open loop means wherein the deviations of t... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4912663 | Sonic digitizer coil measurement system A three-dimensional measurement system for measuring stator half coils includes a sonic digitizer which makes measurements of the stator half coil. These measurements are provided to a computing apparatus which converts the measured points to correspondin... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4866541 | Erasing of information signal from an optical disk A control circuit for controlling the erasing of an information signal recorded on an optical disk such that the information signal is erased except for the vertical blanking interval and for the interval corresponding to the address signal of the informa... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4586165 | Thermo-optic information writing process and information support for implementing this process The invention relates to thermo-optic writing on an information support comprising a substrate on which there is deposited an organic sub-layer covered by a metal layer. The invention provides a writing process which consists in creating in the metal laye... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4525827 | Apparatus for removing a cut chip by suction A device for removing a chip produced during cutting of information into a record carrier, particularly a metallic record carrier, wherein the cut chip is removed by means of suction air and the magnitude or pressure of this suction air is controlled in d... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4512007 | Method for producing a record carrier Process for manufacturing a record carrier having a cuttable copper layer, wherein a copper layer is precipitated onto a substrate in an electrochemical bath and a desired Vickers hardness in the precipitated copper layer is obtained by controlling the co... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4433407 | Method and apparatus for recording video signals into a metal substrate A cutting stylus is positioned with respect to a metal substrate in order to cut a groove. The cutting stylus is vibrated about a quiescent position in response to a relatively high frequency signal while cutting the groove in order to cut an information ... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4248438 | Mechanical record cutting method In an apparatus for forming a groove which is modulated to present an information track in a signal record carrier having a copper surface portion by cutting such groove into the copper surface portion by means of a cutting stylus, the stylus is formed to... | 02/03/1981 |
