Bernoulli Optical Systems Company

K John Stahl

David R Dodds

Stephen W Farnsworth

Slobodan R Perera

An information read/write storage system for reading and writing data to and from a flexible magneto-optic media is shown to include a magnetic recording member, having a recording head positioned proximate the media, for recording information onto the media at a recording point, the recording point being defined as the area of the media wherein information is being recorded at any given time and an optical read/write assembly for providing focused light onto the media during reading and writing, for receiving reflected light from the media to read the information and for continuously providing focused light onto the media for heating the recording point while the magnetic recording member is recording.

Magneto-optical information storage system for flexible media having

An optical disc cartridge with a flexible optical storage medium, stabilized during rotation by a Bernoulli surface, is described. A flexible optical disc having an active layer capable of storing information is mounted within a rigid disc cartridge. A Bernoulli surface is provided on an inside face of the disc cartridge, in close proximity to the flexible disc, to thereby stabilize the flexible disc during rotation. The disc is rotated in order to access locations thereon during information storage and retrieval. Additionally, optical access to these locations during information storage and retrieval is also provided by the stabilizing Bernoulli surface.

Optical disc cartridge with a flexible storage medium

An optical read/write storage system for reading and writing data to and from a flexible optical media is shown to include an optical read/write head for providing focused light onto the flexible media and for receiving reflected light from the flexible media and a fine movement stabilizater, connected to the optical head and positioned proximate the flexible media, for stabilizing the flexible media in a desired position so that the optical head need not be moved substantially toward or away from the media in order to maintain the light focused on the media.

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K John Stahl