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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:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Craig Henry Becker, Austin, TX (US);
Wayne Elmo Vicknair, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Craig Henry Becker, Austin, TX (US);
Wayne Elmo Vicknair, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D085/57 ; B65D085/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A media storage device for retaining media, such as optical disk media. The device includes a base and a spindle projecting from the base. The spindle is configured to receive optical disks around the outer surface of the spindle. The spindle also includes an opening to a channel within the spindle. This opening allows a marking device to pass through the opening into the channel and allows the marking device to be retained in the spindle.