Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Ronlad P. Kananen
  • Patent number: 6302674
    Abstract: An optical disc molding apparatus is able to mold an optical disc in which the occurrence of swollen portions of trumpet shape on the upper and lower surfaces of on the outer peripheral portion of a disc base may be minimized and in which a burr may be prevented from being produced on the outer peripheral portion of the disc base. In the optical disc molding apparatus having a ring (6) for molding an outer diameter portion of a disc base and holding a stamper (5) for transfer a signal pit, a holding surface of the ring (6) for holding the stamper (5) is formed as the concave and convex surfaces comprising a plurality of concentric land portions (21) and a plurality of concentric groove portions (22). The outer peripheral surface of the stamper (5) is held by each land portion (21) with a pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Arakawa, Yuji Akiyama, Ken Minemura