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Optical card, a card holder and an apparatus for recording, reproducing, and erasing information on and from the optical card

CA 1333094 C · Owner: Katayama, Hiroyuki · Inventors: Katayama, Hiroyuki; Ohta, Kenji; Matoba, Hirotsugu

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An optical card comprising an optical storage medium and a single or a plurality of members made of a magnetic material which are incorporated with the optical card; a card holder for holding an optical card comprising a table for supporting the optical card and a single member or a plurality of members made of a magnetic material for attracting the optical card; and an apparatus for recording and reproducing information on and from the optical card comprising a card holder a light-irradiating unit for emitting light beams onto the optical storage medium of the optical card and a, drive unit for relatively moving the card holder and the light-irradiating unit for tracking with which the, …

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  • Granted November 15, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 15, 2011.
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FiledApril 18, 1989
GrantedNovember 15, 1994
Term endedNovember 15, 2011
Patent numberCA 1333094 C
Classification (IPC)G11B23/00 +2 more

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19901993199619992002200520082011Application filedApril 18, 1989Patent grantedNov 15, 1994Term endedNov 15, 2011

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