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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eric W Bouldin, Atherton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Drexler Technology Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ; G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430270 ; 430273 ; 430495 ; 430567 ; 430569 ; 430945 ;
Abstract
A transmissively read light beam sensitive recording medium is disclosed having a thin layer of irregularly shaped spheroidal silver grains which are capable of being modified by a light beam into smoothly rounded spherical silver grains. Portions of the thin layer which contain the irregularly shaped grains are highly absorptive of light, while portions of the layer which have been modified are transmissive. Also disclosed are methods for creating said medium.