Patents by Inventor Akira Nishizawa

Akira Nishizawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20080159110
    Abstract: A recording medium includes a substrate having a microscopic pattern, which includes a shape of continuous substance of approximately parallel grooves formed with a convex shaped section and a concave shaped section alternating on a surface of the substrate. A recording layer is formed on the microscopic pattern and a light transmitting layer has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.12 mm formed on the recording layer. The microscopic pattern satisfies a relation of P??/NA, wherein P is a pitch of the convex shaped section, ? is a wavelength of a reproducing light beam and NA is a numerical aperture of an objective lens. The microscopic pattern also includes modulated address information formed on both side walls of the convex shaped section viewed from the light transmitting layer as a wobble, both the side walls being parallel to each other, and furthermore wherein the address information is modulated by the phase-shift keying modulation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Victor Company of Japan, Limited
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 7366083
    Abstract: A recording medium includes a substrate having a microscopic pattern, which includes a shape of continuous substance of approximately parallel grooves formed with a convex shaped section and a concave shaped section alternating on a surface of the substrate. A recording layer is formed on the microscopic pattern and a light transmitting layer has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.12 mm formed on the recording layer. The microscopic pattern satisfies a relation of P??/NA, wherein P is a pitch of the convex shaped section, ? is a wavelength of a reproducing light beam and NA is a numerical aperture of an objective lens. The microscopic pattern also includes modulated address information formed on both side walls of the convex shaped section viewed from the light transmitting layer as a wobble, both the side walls being parallel to each other, and furthermore wherein the address information is modulated by the phase-shift keying modulation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20080057812
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bleachable stretch woven fabric which is excellent in stretchability even after bleaching and a woven product obtained by using the same. A stretch woven fabric characterized by comprising an elastic polyurethane fiber(s) containing two or more metals selected from Mg, Al and Zn in part of a yarn. The metal compound contained in the elastic polyurethane fiber is preferably a composite oxide or a composite hydroxide containing two or more metals, for example, hydrotalcite or a composite oxide obtained by firing hydrotalcite. The stretch woven fabric of the present invention can be suitably used for a bleached stretch denim product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI FIBERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi Kataoka, Akira Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20080008079
    Abstract: A recording medium includes a substrate having a microscopic pattern, which includes a shape of continuous substance of approximately parallel grooves formed with a convex shaped section and a concave shaped section alternating on a surface of the substrate. A recording layer is formed on the microscopic pattern and a light transmitting layer has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.12 mm formed on the recording layer. The microscopic pattern satisfies a relation of P??/NA, wherein P is a pitch of the convex shaped section, ? is a wavelength of a reproducing light beam and NA is a numerical aperture of an objective lens. The microscopic pattern also includes modulated address information formed on both side walls of the convex shaped section viewed from the light transmitting layer as a wobble, both the side walls being parallel to each other, and furthermore wherein the address information is modulated by the phase-shift keying modulation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Victor Company of Japan, Limited
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20070086290
    Abstract: A recording medium includes a substrate having a microscopic pattern, which includes a shape of continuous substance of approximately parallel grooves formed with a convex shaped section and a concave shaped section alternating on a surface of the substrate. A recording layer is formed on the microscopic pattern and a light transmitting layer has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.12 mm formed on the recording layer. The microscopic pattern satisfies a relation of P??/NA, wherein P is a pitch of the convex shaped section, ? is a wavelength of a reproducing light beam and NA is a numerical aperture of an objective lens. The microscopic pattern also includes modulated address information formed on both side walls of the convex shaped section viewed from the light transmitting layer as a wobble, both the side walls being parallel to each other, and furthermore wherein the address information is modulated by the phase-shift keying modulation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Victor Company of Japan, Limited
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 7139236
    Abstract: A recording medium includes a substrate having a microscopic pattern, which includes a shape of continuous substance of approximately parallel grooves formed with a convex shaped section and a concave shaped section alternating on a surface of the substrate. A recording layer is formed on the microscopic pattern and a light transmitting layer has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.12 mm formed on the recording layer. The microscopic pattern satisfies a relation of P??/NA, wherein P is a pitch of the convex shaped section, ? is a wavelength of a reproducing light beam and NA is a numerical aperture of an objective lens. The microscopic pattern also includes modulated address information formed on both side walls of the convex shaped section viewed from the light transmitting layer as a wobble, both the side walls being parallel to each other, and furthermore wherein the address information is modulated by the phase-shift keying modulation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Victor Company Of Japan, Limited
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20060120260
    Abstract: An optical disc has a support base and at least one information-retrieval layer formed over the support base. The information-retrieval layer is transparent and thinner than the support base. The information-retrieval layer exhibits variation in birefringence within ±20 nmpp (nano meter peak to peak) under double-pass measurements during one rotation of the optical disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Akira Nishizawa, Tetsuya Kondo, Takeo Kojima
  • Patent number: 7011878
    Abstract: An optical disc has a support base and at least one information-retrieval layer formed over the support base. The information-retrieval layer is transparent and thinner than the support base. The information-retrieval layer exhibits variation in birefringence within ±20 nmpp (nano meter peak to peak) under double-pass measurements during one rotation of the optical disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Nishizawa, Tetsuya Kondo, Takeo Kojima
  • Publication number: 20060024467
    Abstract: A disk production apparatus has a movable-side metal mold and a fixed-side metal mold provided as facing the movable-side metal mold, the fixed-side metal mold having a center hole. Inserted into the center hole is a retainer to attach a stamper on the fixed-side metal mold. The center of an inner diameter of the retainer and the center of an outer diameter of the retainer are eccentric with each other. The retainer may be inserted into a center hole of the movable-side metal mold for attaching the stamper on the movable-side metal mold. A disk has a substrate having a center hole; a first zone formed on the substrate, data being recorded on the first zone; and a second zone formed on the substrate but outside the first zone. Labeled on the second zone is a marker indicating an amount of eccentricity applied to the retainer used in production of the disk by injection molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Akira Nishizawa, Takayuki Onizawa, Shinji Ohta
  • Publication number: 20060013117
    Abstract: This invention provides an optical disk effective in both precision and productivity, and to a process for the manufacture thereof. The optical disk allows reading of the information recorded on each information-recording surface of the two or more information-recording surfaces by varying the focal position of a playback laser beam incident on and passing through said light transmitting substrate; and the optical disk is provided with a transparent layer that is laminated onto the light transmitting substrate and is constituted of a thermoplastic resin sheet of uniform thickness and the transparent layer has an information-recording surface other than the surface of said light transmitting substrate formed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: JVC Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 6973021
    Abstract: This invention provides an optical disk effective in both precision and productivity, and to a process for the manufacture thereof. The optical disk allows reading of the information recorded on each information-recording surface of the two or more information-recording surfaces by varying the focal position of a playback laser beam incident on and passing through said light transmitting substrate; and the optical disk is provided with a transparent layer that is laminated onto the light transmitting substrate and is constituted of a thermoplastic resin sheet of uniform thickness and the transparent layer has an information-recording surface other than the surface of said light transmitting substrate formed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: JVC Victor Co. of Japan
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 6942481
    Abstract: A disk production apparatus has a movable-side metal mold and a fixed-side metal mold provided as facing the movable-side metal mold, the fixed-side metal mold having a center hole. Inserted into the center hole is a retainer to attach a stamper on the fixed-side metal mold. The center of an inner diameter of the retainer and the center of an outer diameter of the retainer are eccentric with each other. The retainer may be inserted into a center hole of the movable-side metal mold for attaching the stamper on the movable-side metal mold. A disk has a substrate having a center hole; a first zone formed on the substrate, data being recorded on the first zone; and a second zone formed on the substrate but outside the first zone. Labeled on the second zone is a marker indicating an amount of eccentricity applied to the retainer used in production of the disk by injection molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Nishizawa, Takayuki Onizawa, Shinji Ohta
  • Publication number: 20050099934
    Abstract: A recording medium includes a substrate having a microscopic pattern, which includes a shape of continuous substance of approximately parallel grooves formed with a convex shaped section and a concave shaped section alternating on a surface of the substrate. A recording layer is formed on the microscopic pattern and a light transmitting layer has a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.12 mm formed on the recording layer. The microscopic pattern satisfies a relation of P??/NA, wherein P is a pitch of the convex shaped section, ? is a wavelength of a reproducing light beam and NA is a numerical aperture of an objective lens. The microscopic pattern also includes modulated address information formed on both side walls of the convex shaped section viewed from the light transmitting layer as a wobble, both the side walls being parallel to each other, and furthermore wherein the address information is modulated by the phase-shift keying modulation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: JVC (Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20050089668
    Abstract: An optical disc has a support base and at least one information-retrieval layer formed over the support base. The information-retrieval layer is transparent and thinner than the support base. The information-retrieval layer exhibits variation in birefringence within ±20 nmpp (nano meter peak to peak) under double-pass measurements during one rotation of the optical disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Akira Nishizawa, Tetsuya Kondo, Takeo Kojima
  • Patent number: 6873595
    Abstract: An information recording medium includes a substrate having a microscopic pattern which has a shape of continous substance of approximately parallel grooves formed with a convex shaped section and a concave shaped section alternating on a surface of the substrate, a recording layer that is formed on the microscopic pattern and a light transmitting layer having thickness of 0.05 mm. to 0.12 mm. that is formed on the recording layer. The microscopic pattern is formed so as to satisfy a relation of P??/NA, wherein P is a pitch of the convex shaped section or the concave shaped section, ? is a wavelength of reproducing light beam and NA is a numerical aperture of an objective lens. Further, the microscopic pattern has modulated address information formed on both side walls of the convex shaped section that is viewed from the light transmitting layer side as a wobble having same period and phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 6815032
    Abstract: An optical disc has a support base and at least one information-retrieval layer formed over the support base. The information-retrieval layer is transparent and thinner than the support base. The information-retrieval layer exhibits variation in birefringence within ±20 nmpp (nano meter peak to peak) under double-pass measurements during one rotation of the optical disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, LTD
    Inventors: Akira Nishizawa, Tetsuya Kondo, Takeo Kojima
  • Publication number: 20040114501
    Abstract: An information recording medium 11 is at least composed a substrate 8 having microscopic pattern 3C or 3E, which is constituted by a shape of continuous substance of approximately parallel grooves formed with a convex shaped section and a concave shaped section alternately on a surface of the substrate, a recording layer 9 that is formed on the microscopic pattern 3C or 3E and a light transmitting layer 10 having thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.12 mm that is formed on the recording layer 9. The microscopic pattern 3C or 3E is formed so as to satisfy a relation of P≦&lgr;/NA, wherein P is a pitch of the convex shaped section or the concave shaped section, &lgr; is a wavelength of reproducing light beam and NA is a numerical aperture of an objective lens. Further, the microscopic pattern 3C or 3E is characterized in that a modulated address information is formed on both side walls of the convex shaped section that is viewed form the light transmitting layer side as a wobble having same period and phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: JVC (VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.)
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20040062186
    Abstract: This invention provides an optical disk effective in both precision and productivity, and to a process for the manufacture thereof. The optical disk allows reading of the information recorded on each information-recording surface of the two or more information-recording surfaces by varying the focal position of a playback laser beam incident on and passing through said light transmitting substrate; and the optical disk is provided with a transparent layer that is laminated onto the light transmitting substrate and is constituted of a thermoplastic resin sheet of uniform thickness and the transparent layer has an information-recording surface other than the surface of said light transmitting substrate formed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: JVC Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 6693873
    Abstract: An information recording medium includes a substrate having a microscopic pattern which has a shape of continous substance of approximately parallel grooves formed with a convex shaped section and a concave shaped section alternating on a surface of the substrate, a recording layer that is formed on the microscopic pattern and a light transmitting layer having thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.12 mm that is formed on the recording layer. The microscopic pattern is formed so as to satisfy a relation of P≦&ggr;/NA, wherein P is a pitch of the convex shaped section or the concave shaped section, &ggr; is a wavelength of reproducing light beam and NA is a numerical aperture of an objective lens. Further, the microscopic pattern has modulated address information formed on both side walls of the convex shaped section that is viewed from the light transmitting layer side as a wobble having same period and phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 6676791
    Abstract: This invention provides an optical disk effective in both precision and productivity, and to a process for the manufacture thereof. The optical disk allows reading of the information recorded on each information-recording surface of the two or more information-recording surfaces by varying the focal position of a playback laser beam incident on and passing through said light transmitting substrate; and the optical disk is provided with a transparent layer that is laminated onto the light transmitting substrate and is constituted of a thermoplastic resin sheet of uniform thickness and the transparent layer has an information-recording surface other than the surface of said light transmitting substrate formed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: JVC Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kondo, Akira Nishizawa