The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1994
Takayuki Nomoto, Tokorozawa, JP;
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical disk is provided, on which a light spot is formed by projecting a light beam to optically reproduce information recorded on the optical disk by receiving a light from the light spot by use of a photodetector having two divided light receiving surfaces. The optical disk includes: a disk-shaped information recording member having an information recording surface; a track formed on the information recording surface, disposed along a circular direction of the optical disk, and having track pitch smaller than the diameter of the light spot; and a plurality of pits arranged on the track and modulated by the information recorded on the information recording surface. The pits have parameters determined as functions of the wavelength, the numerical aperture, and the track pitch such that the light from the light spot covering two adjacent turns of the track is detected to be a DC component signal by one of the two divided light receiving surfaces of the photodetector.