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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. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eiji Yamamori, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369 751 ; 369197 ; 369219 ; 369244 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing a disc-shaped recording medium, such as an optical disc, includes first and second recording and/or reproducing units and a supporting member. The first and second recording and/or reproducing units record and/or reproduce the discs and are mounted in a layered fashion parallel to each other on the supporting member. One of the first and second recording and/or reproducing units is arranged on one surface of the supporting member, while the other recording and/or reproducing unit is arranged on the opposite surface of the supporting member.