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Multilayer dual optical disk

CA 2590597 C · Owner: Ostrover, Lewis S. · Inventors: Bell, Alan; Ostrover, Lewis S.; Smith, Wayne

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A data disc (40) consists of several layers (42 44, 45, 46, 48), including at , least one layer (46) conforming to a first format a first protocol, and a , second layer (45) conforming to a second format a second protocol. The , formats can include CD DVD (46), HD a BD formats and the layers may be physical, logic or application layers.

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  • Filed December 23, 2005 and granted July 12, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 23, 2025.
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FiledDecember 23, 2005
GrantedJuly 12, 2016
Term endedDecember 23, 2025
Patent numberCA 2590597 C
Classification (IPC)G11B23/03

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