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AKAHIRA NOBUO
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MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
48 patentsUS6456584B1Sep 24, 2002
Optical information recording medium comprising a first layer having a phase that is reversibly changeable and a second information layer having a phase that is reversibly changeable
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD170 citations99
US5764619AJun 9, 1998
Optical recording medium having two separate recording layers
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD123 citations99
US6487151B1Nov 26, 2002
Optical information recording and reproducing system with overwrite capability and recording medium for use therewith
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD47 citations96
US6434095B1Aug 13, 2002
Optical information recording medium, manufacturing method therefor, manufacturing apparatus therefor, and optical information recording and reproducing apparatus
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD25 citations96
US6031814AFeb 29, 2000
Optical disk with stop-pulse generating means in a guide groove
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD42 citations96
US5811217ASep 22, 1998
Optical information recording medium and optical information recording/reproducing method
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD60 citations96
US5745475AApr 28, 1998
Optical information recording medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD82 citations96
US5635267AJun 3, 1997
Optical information recording medium of phase change type having variably grooved tracks depending on their radial locations
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD77 citations96
US5568461AOct 22, 1996
Optical information recording and reproducing apparatus
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD112 citations96
US5412626AMay 2, 1995
Method of recording optical information with selective correction in pulse waveform and a recording system therefor
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD85 citations96
US5150351ASep 22, 1992
Optical information recording apparatus for recording an input signal having variable width pulse duration and pulse spacing periods
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD96 citations96
US5109373AApr 28, 1992
Optical information recording method
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD110 citations96
US5097464AMar 17, 1992
Optical recording medium and optical recording/reproducing apparatus
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD106 citations96
US5216657AJun 1, 1993
Method and apparatus for timing variable optical information recording
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD87 citations95
US6771587B2Aug 3, 2004
Optical information recording medium, with plural information layers
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD22 citations93
US6707776B2Mar 16, 2004
Recording and reproducing method of optical information recording medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD16 citations93
US6611491B2Aug 26, 2003
Optical recording medium having dual recording layers
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD18 citations93
US6226239B1May 1, 2001
Optical information recording and reproducing apparatus for multiple layer recording medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD19 citations93
US5517485AMay 14, 1996
Optical information recording medium having first and second tracks and apparatus for recording to and reproducing from the medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD21 citations93
US5493561AFeb 20, 1996
Optical information recording medium and information recording and reproducing method thereof
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD54 citations93
US5491003AFeb 13, 1996
Method for manufacturing an optical recording film composed of a metal and an oxide which can undergo an oxidation-reduction reaction upon exposure to a laser beam
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD28 citations93
US5459018AOct 17, 1995
Optical information recording medium, a manufacturing method thereof and an optical information recording and reproducing method using the medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD21 citations93
US5424106AJun 13, 1995
Optical information recording medium and method of designing its structure
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD24 citations93
US5348783ASep 20, 1994
Optical information recording medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD31 citations93
US5346740ASep 13, 1994
Optical information recording medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD22 citations93
US5305297AApr 19, 1994
Method for determining optimum irradiation conditions in optical data recording
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD37 citations93
US5289453AFeb 22, 1994
Optical information recording method
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD35 citations93
US5272667ADec 21, 1993
Optical information recording apparatus for recording optical information in a phase change type optical recording medium and method therefor
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD40 citations93
US5249175ASep 28, 1993
Optical information recording medium and information recording and reproducing method therefor
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD30 citations93
US5154957AOct 13, 1992
Optical information recording medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD40 citations93
US6033535AMar 7, 2000
Optical information recording disk and method for manufacturing the same
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD19 citations92
US5898394AApr 27, 1999
Code conversion method and apparatus, code recording medium, code recording apparatus and code reproducing apparatus
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD41 citations92
US5883720AMar 16, 1999
Method of measuring a film thickness of multilayer thin film
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD36 citations92
US4278734AJul 14, 1981
Optical information recording material and method of recording and reproducing information using same material
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD37 citations92
US5410534AApr 25, 1995
Optical information recording medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD33 citations90
US6411592B1Jun 25, 2002
Optical information recording medium having convex and concave portions for recording information and an additional portion for condition data, and recording and reproducing apparatus for using the medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD11 citations82
US6027594AFeb 22, 2000
Method of manufacturing optical information recording medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD12 citations82
US4587209AMay 6, 1986
Optical information recording member comprising Au, TeO2 and Te
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD23 citations82
US4091171AMay 23, 1978
Optical information storage material and method of making it
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD20 citations82
US7136349B2Nov 14, 2006
Multi-layer optical information recording medium with pits or grooves
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD8 citations74
US7116631B2Oct 3, 2006
Optical information recording medium manfacturing method therefor, manufacturing apparatus therefor, and optical information recording and reproducing apparatus
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD3 citations74
US7075870B2Jul 11, 2006
Recording/reproducing apparatus for optical information recording medium and optical head
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD6 citations74
US6532209B2Mar 11, 2003
Optical information recording medium and optical information recording and reproducing apparatus
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD5 citations74
US6146734ANov 14, 2000
Optical recording disk and method for manufacturing the same
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD9 citations74
US5956308ASep 21, 1999
Data storage apparatus
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD8 citations74
US5729513AMar 17, 1998
Data storage apparatus for recording and reproducing information on a recording medium by rotating the recording medium at different angular velocities
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD12 citations74
US5527661AJun 18, 1996
Optical information recording medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD8 citations74
US5305303AApr 19, 1994
Optical information recording medium
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD10 citations74
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND INC LT
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