Patents by Inventor Minemasa Ota

Minemasa Ota 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).

  • Patent number: 6937556
    Abstract: 1 An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Pioneer Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Shinichiro Iimura, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroda, Toshio Suzuki, Akiyoshi Inoue, Shouji Taniguchi, Minemasa Ota
  • Publication number: 20040062162
    Abstract: An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Pioneer Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Shinichiro Iimura, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroda, Toshio Suzuki, Akiyoshi Inoue, Shouji Taniguchi, Minemasa Ota
  • Patent number: 6646963
    Abstract: An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Pioneer Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Shinichiro Iimura, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroda, Toshio Suzuki, Akiyoshi Inoue, Shouji Taniguchi, Minemasa Ota
  • Patent number: 6606289
    Abstract: An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Pioneer Video Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Shinichiro Iimura, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroda, Toshio Suzuki, Akiyoshi Inoue, Shouji Taniguchi, Minemasa Ota
  • Publication number: 20030021203
    Abstract: An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION,
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Shinichiro IImura, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroda, Toshio Suzuki, Akiyoshi Inoue, Shouji Taniguchi, Minemasa Ota
  • Publication number: 20030007434
    Abstract: An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Shinichiro Iimura, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroda, Toshio Suzuki, Akiyoshi Inoue, Shouji Taniguchi, Minemasa Ota
  • Patent number: 6469961
    Abstract: An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Poineer Video Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Shinichiro Iimura, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroda, Toshio Suzuki, Akiyoshi Inoue, Shouji Taniguchi, Minemasa Ota
  • Patent number: 6430133
    Abstract: An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Pioneer Video Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Shinichiro Iimura, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroda, Toshio Suzuki, Akiyoshi Inoue, Shouji Taniguchi, Minemasa Ota
  • Publication number: 20010046193
    Abstract: An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Shinichiro Iimura, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroda, Toshi Suzuki, Akiyoshi Inoue, Shouji Taniguchi, Minemasa Ota
  • Publication number: 20010038591
    Abstract: An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Shinichiro Iimura, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroda, Toshi Suzuki, Akiyoshi Inoue, Shouji Taniguchi, Minemasa Ota
  • Patent number: 6282166
    Abstract: An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Shinichiro Iimura, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroda, Toshio Suzuki, Akiyoshi Inoue, Shouji Taniguchi, Minemasa Ota
  • Patent number: 6075761
    Abstract: An optical recording medium for accurately deriving the address information or the disc rotation control information despite narrow track pitch and for recording signals to a high density, and a method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing such optical recording medium. The optical recording medium has a wobbled groove and pits formed at a pre-set interval in an area between turns of the wobbled groove. The recording/reproducing method includes controlling rotation of the optical recording medium by a wobbled signal from the groove and detecting the position on the optical recording medium of a recording signal by pit signals detected from the pits. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes a detection device for detecting the wobbled signal from the groove and a detection device for detecting pit signals from the pits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Pioneer Video Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Shinichiro Iimura, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroda, Toshio Suzuki, Akiyoshi Inoue, Shouji Taniguchi, Minemasa Ota
  • Patent number: 4732844
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optical disk having both address pits and guide grooves having accurately controlled depths and widths. Two different types of sensitive materials of different characteristics are applied to a recording original board to form inner and outer layers thereon. The inner and outer layers are exposed and partially removed independently of each other so that the depth and width of the guide grooves and address pits can be set to desired values with high accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Minemasa Ota, Osamu Kumasaka
  • Patent number: 4680745
    Abstract: An apparatus for recording pits and grooves on the surface of a recording medium such as an optical disk in which the pits and grooves are formed by separate light sources, thereby providing accurate control over the dimensions of both the pits and grooves. Light beams of separate wavelengths suitable for forming the pits and grooves are passed through respective optical modulators and continuously variable beam expanders, and then combined and applied through a focusing lens to the recording medium. A beam monitor and a focus monitor receive part of the light reflected from the surface of the disk to control the focus and beam size conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Minemasa Ota, Osamu Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Ohira