Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Donald E Gustafson

Arthur R Moore

The invention is a recording system for recording and playing back information stored on an updatable optical storage medium. In the optical storage medium digital data is permanently present in the form of replicated features, and an updatable capability is provided by including an additional layer of substantially transparent magnetic recording material, The invention further includes a method for recording and playing back the information from the optical storage medium.

Driver system for an updatable optical storage-media

A cover assembly adapted for use on a photograph. The cover assembly includes a flexible conformable polymeric sheet larger than the photograph that has a central visually transparent viewing portion and an outer frame portion, the viewing portion having a size and shape adapted to afford viewing of a central portion of the photograph with edge portions of the photograph extending along the frame portion. The cover assembly has a layer of adhesive on its rear surface along the frame portion that affords firm adhesion and conformance of the sheet to the edge portions of the photograph to hold the photograph against the cover assembly, and adhesion of the sheet around the photograph to a surface to thereby support the photograph and cover assembly along the surface, while being removable from the surface and portion of the photograph without damage thereto.

Cover assembly for use with photographs

A frame adapted for use on a photograph including a flexible conformable sheet having length and width dimensions exceeding the length and width dimensions of the photograph by at least 12.7 millimeter (0.5 inch), a generally centrally located viewing opening having a size and shape adapted to afford viewing of a central portion of the photograph with edge portions of the photograph around the central portion extending along the rear surface of the sheet; and a layer of adhesive along the rear surface of the sheet, the adhesive affording firm adhesion and conformance of the sheet to the edge portions of the photograph to hold the photograph against the frame and adhesion of the sheet around the photograph to a smooth firm surface to thereby support the photograph and frame along the surface, while being removable from the surface and portion of the photograph without damage thereto. The surface to which the frame and photograph is adhered could be that of a wall, refrigerator, etc., or that of a special greeting card used in combination with the frame.

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North St. Paul, MN, United States of America

Donald E Gustafson