Dynamic information storage or retrieval – Specific detail of information handling portion of system – Electrical modification or sensing of storage medium
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-27
2005-09-27
Tran, Thang V. (Department: 2653)
Dynamic information storage or retrieval
Specific detail of information handling portion of system
Electrical modification or sensing of storage medium
C369S100000, C369S013330
Reexamination Certificate
active
06950385
ABSTRACT:
In an information recording apparatus for recording information onto a recording medium by utilizing a technology in a near-field microscope, the information recording apparatus carries out recording with reliability and density. An optical probe (1) or micro-cantilever (12) utilized in a near-field microscope is used as a recording probe (26). The recording probe (26) at its tip is heated by laser light (28) illumination or heating by an electric heating element to radiate microscopic-region thermal energy through the tip to a recording medium (3). This makes it possible to record microscopically information onto the recording medium (3) that varies in physical properties due to heating. Furthermore, thermal energy is provided to a recording position through an auxiliary heat radiating means thereby enabling recording more positively.
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Chiba Norio
Kasama Nobuyuki
Mitsuoka Yasuyuki
Nakajima Kunio
Niwa Takashi
Adams & Wilks
Seiko Instruments Inc.
Tran Thang V.
Vuong Bach
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