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Optical data storage disc

US6160789A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 26, 1998
Grant dateDec 12, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/26
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical data storage disc having a first component disc formed over one side with a pattern of indentations defining digital data, the indented side of the first component disc being provided with a reflective coating, and a second component disc being bonded to the indented side of the first component disc. The second component disc carries a surface relief pattern having continuous variations in depth over a range of depths, and defining a holographic, or other optically variable, image.

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