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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 1984
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick F Geyer, Rochester, NY (US);
Dennis G Howe, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369111 ; 3461351 ; 360102 ; 369275 ;
Abstract
An improved method of optically writing and/or reading high density involves: (1) predeterminedly positioning a flat, uniformly thick, flexible, optical disc with respect to an axis of rotation; (2) rotating the disc on such axis at a high speed and in a predeterminedly spaced relation to a predeterminedly shaped, smooth, featureless reference surface and (3) coupling a central region between the disc and reference surface to an ambient gas source. Related apparatus and disc configurations, including embodiments having flexible disc covers, also are disclosed.