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Optically readable record carrier with servo track

CA 1319984 C · Owner: Philips Electronics N.V. · Inventors: Raaijmakers, Wilhelmus P.M.; Kuijpers, Franciscus L. J. M.

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PHN 12.399 17.05.1988, Abstract, Optically readable record carrier of the inscribable type apparatus for, manufacturing such a record carrier and apparatus for recording and/or, reading information on/from such a record carrier. A record carrier (1) comprises a disc-shaped carrier provided with a radiation-sensitive layer (6) and is formed with a servo track (4). The servo track exhibits a track modulation in the form of a radial wobble whose frequency is modulated with a position-information signal (Fig. 2). Also revealed is an apparatus (Fig. 8) for forming the track pattern during manufacture of the record carrier (1). When an information signal (Vi) is recorded on the record carrier (1) …

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  • Granted July 6, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 6, 2010.
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FiledJanuary 19, 1989
GrantedJuly 6, 1993
Term endedJuly 6, 2010
Patent numberCA 1319984 C
Classification (IPC)G11B7/24 +2 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedJan 19, 1989Patent grantedJuly 6, 1993Term endedJuly 6, 2010

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