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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:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shunichi Shido, Zama, JP;
Ryo Kuroda, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369126 ; 250306 ; 250307 ;
Abstract
In an information recording/reproducing apparatus for effecting recording/reproduction of information using a probe, a recording bias is applied to between a recording medium and the probe to record information on the recording medium. A current flowing through the recording medium and the probe is detected. The detected current is determined whether it exceeds a predetermined value. When the detected current exceeds the predetermined value, the application of the recording bias is stopped after a predetermined time.