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Reader/writer apparatus for optical memory card

CA 1281815 C · Owner: Csk Corporation · Inventors: Takahashi, Shunzo; Suzuki, Hidefumi; Hamasaki, Yukio

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A reader/writer apparatus for an optical memory card for reading and/or writing data with respect to the optical memory card having a data storing face which, apparatus comprises a card holder including a carriage carrying and holding the card inserted and transporting the card to a reading or writing position and a feeding mechanism for driving the carriage. The reader/writer of the present invention may further comprise an optical waveguide holder holding an optical waveguide, which is connected, at a base end thereof, to the light emitting and receiving section of a reading head, so that another end of the optical waveguide may oppose a data recording face of the optical memory card. The …

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  • Granted March 19, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 19, 2008.
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FiledJanuary 14, 1987
GrantedMarch 19, 1991
Term endedMarch 19, 2008
Patent numberCA 1281815 C
Classification (IPC)G06K13/08 +2 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedJan 14, 1987Patent grantedMarch 19, 1991Term endedMarch 19, 2008

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