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Recording medium

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-04-13
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Granted: 1992-08-25
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Expires: 2010-04-13
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to a recording medium comprising a plane substrate and a recording layer containing a polymer liquid crystal compound, wherein said recording layer containing a polymer liquid crystal compound has a groove.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kazuo Yoshinada
  • 👤 Toshikazu Ohnishi
  • 👤 Yutaka Kurabayashi
  • 👤 Tsuyoshi Santoh

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 17:50
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/002; G11B7/003; C; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/38; C09K19/3833; C09K19/3842; C09K19/3852; C09K19/52; C09K19/60; C09K19/601; C09K19/603; G11B7/0033; G11B7/24; G11B7/241; G11B7/242; G11B7/244; G11B7/245; G11B7/246; G11B7/248; G11B7/25; G11B7/26; G11B7/263; C09K2323/00; C09K2323/03; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/146

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 64 words
A recording medium, comprising: a plane substrate without grooves; and a plane recording layer containing a polymer liquid crystal compound, said plane recording layer having two opposing sides, wherein said recording layer is grooved on one opposing side and is not grooved on the other opposing side, said plane substrate being located other than adjacent said side of said recording layer bearing said grooves.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 64 words
A recording medium, comprising: a plane substrate without grooves; and a plane recording layer containing a polymer liquid crystal compound, said plane recording layer having two opposing sides, wherein said recording layer is grooved on one opposing side and is not grooved on the other opposing side, said plane substrate being located other than adjacent said side of said recording layer bearing said grooves.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 16 words
The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said recording medium further comprises a reflective layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
A recording medium, comprising: a plane substrate; a reflective layer; and a recording layer containing a polymer liquid crystal compound, wherein said recording layer has grooves formed at its interface with said reflective layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 34 words
A recording medium, comprising: a plane substrate; a reflective layer; and a recording layer containing a polymer liquid crystal compound, wherein said recording layer has grooves formed at its interface with said reflective layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
The recording medium according to claims 1 or 3, wherein said grooves in said recording layer have a depth of from 500 Å to 1 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
The recording medium according to claim 4, wherein said grooves in said recording layer have a depth of from 0.1 μm to 0.2 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 25 words
The recording medium according to claims 1 or 3 wherein said recording medium is in the form of a disk, a card or a tape.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 30 words
The recording medium according to claims 1 or 3, wherein said recording layer is formed of a composition comprising a polymer liquid crystal compound and a low-molecular liquid crystal compound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 18 words
The recording medium according to claims 1 or 3, wherein said recording layer contains a laser absorbing compound.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1995-08-25 1996-02-24 1996-08-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1999-08-25 2000-02-24 2000-08-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2003-08-25 2004-02-24 2004-08-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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