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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2005
Applicants:
Marshall Field, Corvallis, OR (US);
Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Paul Mcclelland, Monmouth, OR (US);
Inventors:
Marshall Field, Corvallis, OR (US);
Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Paul McClelland, Monmouth, OR (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for selectively marking a surface of an optical disk includes providing an optical disk, wherein the optical disk includes a metal, an electrolyte disposed on the metal, and a photoconductor disposed on the electrolyte, applying a voltage to the optical disk, the voltage being associated with a desired anodization color, and selectively applying a laser to the photoconductor to initiate anodization of the metal.