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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. 12, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuhiro Onodera, Tokorozawa, JP;
Hideo Ito, Tokorozawa, JP;
Assignee:
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/704 ; G11B 1/722 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/704 ; G11B 1/722 ;
Abstract
A cartridge receiving apparatus comprises a receiving unit for receiving at least one cartridge; at least one support unit for supporting the cartridge received; and a detection device for detecting a position of the support unit. A decision as whether receipt of the cartridge is completed or not is made in accordance with detection results obtained by the detection device.