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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:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
May. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip F Marino, Rochester, NY (US);
Charles J Simpson, Rochester, NY (US);
Paul D Heppner, Hilton, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359824 ; 359814 ; 369 4415 ;
Abstract
A lens actuator for an optical disc storage device including a base; a lens holder assembly movably mounted to said base; said lens holder assembly comprising a lens holder with a single surface-field magnet and a lens mounted thereon; a single surface-field coil set mounted to said base parallel to and proximate said surface-field magnet; whereby a current introduced in a coil of said coil set produces a net magnetic force having a resultant line of action passing through said lens holder assembly.