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Apparatus for trimming dye coated on a recordable disc substrate and related method

US6191384A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 5, 1998
Grant dateFeb 20, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/26
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for trimming dye coated on a recordable disc substrate during production of an optical memory disc which includes a substrate rotation assembly for rotating the disc substrate, an optic assembly for directing a laser beam directly upon the rotatable substrate to trim the dye coated thereon, and a process byproduct removing assembly for removing the trimmed byproducts from the substrate.

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