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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. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Applicants:
Günter Tabor, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Rolf Dupper, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Inventors:
Günter Tabor, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Rolf Dupper, Villingen-Schwenningen, DE;
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A protective cover for an objective of an optical head is proposed which can be moved between a position covering the objective and a position exposing the objective. In the position exposing the objective, the protective cover is positioned outside the plane between the optical head and an optical recording medium located opposite the optical head.