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Optical recording medium

Patent 4935336 Issued on June 19, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject June 29, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

3636526

Optical information storage material and method of making it
Patent #: 3971874
Issued on: 07/27/1976
Inventor: Ohta ,   et al.

Method and apparatus for recording information
Patent #: 3983542
Issued on: 09/28/1976
Inventor: Ovshinsky

Recording material
Patent #: 4188214
Issued on: 02/12/1980
Inventor: Kido ,   et al.

Optical information recording material and method of recording and reproducing information using same material
Patent #: 4278734
Issued on: 07/14/1981
Inventor: Ohta ,   et al.

Recording material
Patent #: 4291119
Issued on: 09/22/1981
Inventor: Kido ,   et al.

Optical information recording member comprising Au, TeO2 and Te
Patent #: 4587209
Issued on: 05/06/1986
Inventor: Ohno ,   et al.

Recording medium
Patent #: 4636806
Issued on: 01/13/1987
Inventor: Watarai ,   et al.

Information recording member
Patent #: 4637976
Issued on: 01/20/1987
Inventor: Terao ,   et al.

Thin film amorphous optical recording films
Patent #: 4710452
Issued on: 12/01/1987
Inventor: Raychaudhuri

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Application

No. 215717 filed on 06/29/1988

US Classes:

430/270.12, Having read-write layer of 100 per cent inorganic composition430/19, ERASABLE IMAGING430/21, RETRIEVING IMAGE MADE USING RADIATION IMAGERY430/523, Identified backing or protective layer containing430/524, Metal430/531, Synthetic resin or cellulose derivative containing430/945LASER BEAM

Examiners

Primary: Michl, Paul R.
Assistant: Chea, Thorl

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 2933253 DE. 03/13/1980
  • 2242744 FR. 03/13/1975
  • 2034957 GB. 06/13/1980

International Class

G03C 001/72

Foreign Application Priority Data

1983-04-01 JP

Abstract

The invention is directed to an optical recording member including a thin film photosensitive layer provided on a base. The thin film photosensitive layer may vary between a low optical density state and a high optical density state when optical energy is applied thereto. This thin film photosensitive layer contains a first element which may be a metal or semimetal, a second element which is at least one selected from Te, Ge, Sn, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, In, Ta, W, Pt, Au, Tl, Pb, Si, Sb, Bi, and an oxygen element. Part of the oyxgen element is bonded with the first element to form its oxide. The ratio x of the total number of atoms of the oxygen element to that of the first element, when the maximum valence of the first element in a stable oxide state is n, is according to the relation of 0n/2. At least part of the second element exists in a non-oxide state. This thin film photosensitive layer is formed by a vacuum deposition or sputtering method. By irradiating the optical recording medium with light, information may be recorded or recorded information may be erased.

Other References

  • European Search Report (EP 84 30 2193) citing English language Japanese abstract No. JP-A-58-5433
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