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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8191087 | Optical disk and method of manufacturing the same An optical disk having a recording layer on a substrate, a bonding layer which is made of an ultraviolet cured resin bonding the recording layer, a transparent layer which is bonded to the bonding layer, and an overcoating layer which is formed on the transparent sh... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8156515 | Optical recording medium and reproducing device An optical recording medium is provided having a plurality of laminated recording layers, wherein the recording layers are formed such that a spacing between each pair of recording layers of all recording layer combinations selected from the plurality of recording l... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8127323 | Information storage medium, reproducing method, and recording medium According to one embodiment, an information storage medium includes an organic dye material which records information with a light beam having a wavelength equal to or smaller than 620 nm. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8051441 | Player-readable code on optical media An optical article for playback in a player includes a plurality of optically detectable marks disposed on a surface of the optical article; wherein the plurality of optically detectable marks are in a pre-determined combination of a first state and a second state; ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8006257 | Optical disc having gas flow spoiler and the method for fabricating the same An optical disc includes a round opening at the center of the optical disc, an annular recording section configured to record information, an annular supporting section between the round opening and the annular recording section and configured to support the optical... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8006256 | Optical disc medium having clamping region with protruding structures A recording layer is described that is at least partially or entirely positioned at a distance T7 of less than 0.4 mm with respect to the second surface. When the optical recording medium is clamped in a drive, the recording layer has a “higher” posit... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001559 | Optical information recording medium and method for manufacturing optical information recording medium An optical information recording medium includes a disc-shaped substrate, at least one information recording layer formed over a recording/reproducing-side main surface of the substrate, a light transmitting layer formed over the information recording layer, and a p... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7979875 | Optical disk having protective coating An optical disk having a recording layer on a substrate, a bonding layer which is made of an ultraviolet cured resin bonding the recording layer, a transparent layer which is bonded to the bonding layer, and an overcoating layer which is formed on the transparent sh... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7870573 | Optical recording media and recording/reproducing methods and apparatuses for the same An optical recording medium in which interference patterns formed from interference between signal light and reference light are recorded as data and a recording/reproducing method and apparatus for the optical recording medium. The optical recording medium includin... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861255 | Microstructured surfaces for optical disk media The disclosure is directed to optical disks with a microstructured surface formed on a surface of the optical disk. The microstructured surface may be created to promote the adhesion and prevent the migration of a print material applied to the surface of the optical... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7844984 | Optical recording medium and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a multilayered recording medium. A transmissive stamper with a depression protrusion contour contacts a protection layer on a supporting base. The transmissive stamper is then irradiated with ultraviolet rays to cure the protection layer an... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7823173 | Removable disk media including holographic optical disk stacked in a tape cartridge shell An automated data storage library employing a media accessor, an optical disk drive and a removable disk media. The media accessor includes a cartridge shell gripper. The optical disk drive includes a tape cartridge slot. The removable disk media includes a tape car... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7802274 | Optical data storage article having a physical surface modification as an anti-theft feature and a system and method for inhibiting theft of same An optical data storage article is configured to transform from a pre-activated state of functionality to an activated state of functionality. The optical data storage article includes a physical surface modification configured to alter an optical integrity of the o... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7788683 | Data storage cartridge and system including non-tape storage medium A data storage cartridge includes a housing, a non-tape storage medium contained within the housing, and a stacking feature provided on a top surface of the housing and on a bottom surface of the housing opposite the top surface. The stacking feature is asymmetrical... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7761887 | Recording medium having a reflector to prevent traveling of beam to recording layer The present invention relates to a high-density disk that is structured to prevent a collision of an optical pickup's objective lens with the high-density disk if the disk is placed upside down in a disk device that is able to record and reproduce signals to/from th... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7748012 | Method of manufacturing a limited use data storing device Embodiments of methods and systems for controlling access to information stored on memory or data storage devices are disclosed. In various embodiments, methods of retrieving information from a data storage device previously deactivated by modification or degradatio... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7653919 | Optical article having anti-theft feature and a system and method for inhibiting theft of same An optical article that can transform from a pre-activated state of functionality to an activated state of functionality is provided. The optical article includes a radio frequency circuitry coupled to the optical article for interacting with a signal, wherein the s... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7650615 | Apparatus and method for destroying data storage media A method and apparatus for permanently rendering data recorded on an optical disc unreadable, comprising a slotted alignment plate and a scarifying component. A disc rests against the plate so that the slot traverses the disc. The scarifying component slides through... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7543316 | Antenna designs for radio frequency identification tags Methods, systems, and apparatuses for antenna designs for radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are described. ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540006 | Optical information recording medium and manufacture method thereof An optical information recording medium includes one or more information layers including a recording layer for recording/reproducing an information signal by irradiation with a laser light, and a seperating layer or a protective substate on which a first informatio... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7533396 | Information storage medium, reproducing method, and recording method According to one embodiment, an information storage medium includes an organic dye material which records information with a light beam having a wavelength equal to or smaller than 620 nm. ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7509661 | Optical disk including a preventing structure for preventing surfaces of the optical disk and other optical disks from adhering to each other when the optical disk and the other optical disk are stacked and method of manufacturing the same An optical disk having a recording layer on a substrate, a bonding layer which is made of an ultraviolet cured resin bonding the recording layer, a transparent layer which is bonded to the bonding layer, and an overcoating layer which is formed on the transparent sh... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7493634 | Music memorabilia The present invention relates to articles and methods for producing and distributing a memorabilia object. A music recording object may be prepared that may have at least one printed indicia selected from the group consisting of a photograph, an autograph and a labe... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7487521 | Cartridge for photosensitive recording medium A cartridge is composed of a cartridge body and a shutter. A hologram recording disk is rotatably contained in a disk recess formed in the cartridge body. The shutter comprises upper and lower shutter plates between which the cartridge body is interposed. The shutte... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7464390 | Optical information recording medium, and recording and reproducing apparatus of the same The present invention is to provide a practically usable, recordable or rewritable optical information recording medium having a pair of recording layers and a recording and reproducing apparatus for the medium. The recording medium has a pair of recording la... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7454771 | Optical recording medium and disc cartridge An optical recording medium is provided which has a substrate and a signal recording layer provided on the substrate and in which an information signal is recorded in the form of microscopic pits. A light beam is focused on the signal recording layer and some change... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7430160 | Optical recording medium with different wobble characteristics between the user data area and the lead-out area An optical recording medium has a user data area and a lead-out area, wherein the user data area and the lead-out area each has grooves and lands formed thereon. Wobbles are formed on at least one lateral surface of grooves of the user data area and the lead-out are... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7418726 | Illuminated devices using UV-LED's A UV-LED is incorporated into a variety of different illumination and radiation devices suitable for illuminating indicia associated with a CD/CDRW/DVD storage medium, gauges, promotional displays, knobs or buttons for automotive or electronic devices, as well as or... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411893 | Secure optical information disc A secure optical data disc comprising an electronic article surveillance tag embedded within a layered disc structure comprising first and second substrates is disclosed. The tag is placed within a non-readable zone (i.e., one that does not have data tracks) of the ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404199 | Method, system, and apparatus for high volume assembly of compact discs and digital video discs incorporating radio frequency identification tag technology Methods, systems, and apparatuses for forming a radio frequency identifiable disc medium storage device are described. A metal layer is deposited onto a disc. At least one metal trace on the disc is connected to the metal layer. An adhesive interposer is attached to... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7366081 | Information recording medium An information recording medium according to the present invention includes a recording layer that is formed of a single layer of a single type of recording material and is directly sandwiched by a pair of resin layers, the information recording medium being constru... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366084 | Optical recording medium with different wobble characteristics between the user data area and the lead-out area An optical recording medium has a user data area and a lead-out area, wherein the user data area and the lead-out area each has grooves and lands formed thereon. Wobbles are formed on at least one lateral surface of grooves of the user data area and the lead-out are... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363642 | Optical disc and remote control device The objective of the present invention is to provide an optical disc which solves the problem that search for data recorded on an exchange-type medium such as an optical disc and the like and which allows search for data recorded in an optical disc to be performed w... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362524 | Magnetic pattern transfer method A magnetic pattern transfer method is disclosed. A magnetic pattern transfer master having a plurality of magnetic portions preformed with predetermined magnetic patterns is brought in proximity to a magnetic recording medium having a magnetic film to record the mag... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360228 | Multi-stack optical data storage medium and use of such medium A multi-stack optical data storage medium, for recording using a focused radiation beam having a wavelength λ and entering through an entrance face of the medium, has a first substrate having a first guide groove formed therein, and a first recording stack includin... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353528 | Optical recording medium and its manufacturing method A multi-layered film made of sequentially stacked first dielectric layer, recording layer, record-assist layer, second dielectric layer and first reflection layer on a disc substrate having a concavo-convex structure at least on one surface thereof. An ultraviolet-s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342866 | Optical disc and its information recording method and apparatus Recording timing of a Data segment is set so as to avoid locating a wobble modulated portion as preformat information which indicates information on Physical segments of a recording type optical disc, and a recording start head position of the Data segment to be rec... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335521 | Method for the production of multilayer discs A Method for manufacturing an optical disc substrate comprises a first substrate with at least one structured surface, on which an anti-adhesive layer, preferably carbon, is deposited and first layer on top of said anti-adhesive layer. On a second substrate with a s... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331055 | Information recording and reproducing medium with areas for recording information optically on one side and recording visual information on another side A program area for the normal writing of information is provided on a first side of an information recording and reproducing medium, and a label area and a program area on which information can be written are provided on the opposing second side of the medium. A bib... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328447 | Optical recording medium manufacturing device, method, optical recording medium, reproduction device, method, recording device, and method An optical recording medium having a plural number of recording layers includes a n-th recording layer (23) (n≧1), made up by a substrate (20) and a semi-reflective layer (21) carried by the substrate (20) and adapted for partially refl... | 02/05/2008 |
