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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:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian King, Longmont, CO (US);
Michael Tackitt, Lyons, CO (US);
Assignee:
InPhase Technologies, Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03H 1/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03H 1/12 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a solution to the needs described above through a system and method for holographic storage. The system comprises a laser light source, a first beam splitter for splitting a light beam into an object and reference beam, an elliptical reflector with a first and second focal point, a reflector rotatable about a first axis and a second axis, a pattern encoder, and a holographic storage medium. The reflector is located at the first focal point of the elliptical mirror, and the holographic storage medium is located at the second focal point of the elliptical mirror.