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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:
Feb. 17, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yu-Sze Yen, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369291 ;
Abstract
A cartridge receives a variety of optical disks. The cartridge has a hinged holding member for easy insertion and removal of the disks. The holding member is an integral cover having a shutter for access to apertures in both the primary and secondary cover. A optional rotatable hub is mounted within the cartridge. The cartridge is inserted into an optical drive that is able to operate with a variety of disks that may be inserted into the cartridge.