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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:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Mitsuhiro Nabe, Ota, JP;
Kenichi Takeuchi, Kiryu, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsuhiro Nabe, Ota, JP;
Kenichi Takeuchi, Kiryu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical pickup device comprises a light emitting element for emitting a laser beam, and a housing in which the light emitting element is mounted, wherein the light emitting element is contained in a holder for protecting the light emitting device, the holder including a projecting portion for dissipating heat generated by the light emitting element, and the projecting portion is located within the housing. Thus, an optical pickup device having a light emitting element held in a holder which is superior in heat dissipation and is resistant to damage can be provided.