Patents by Inventor Natsuko Nobukuni

Natsuko Nobukuni 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: 7561502
    Abstract: In a rewritable compact disc having a wobble groove on a substrate, crystal and amorphous states of a phase-change recording layer are an unrecorded/erased state and a recorded state, respectively. When the recording layer is exposed to recording light, amorphous marks assuming the recorded state are formed. At any of 2-, 4- and 8-times velocities with respect to a reference velocity (1-times velocity) whose linear velocity is 1.2-1.4 m/s, modulation m11 of a recorded signal when the recording light of approximately 780 nm in wavelength irradiates the recording layer via an optical system with NA=0.5 or 0.55 is 60-80%. A topmost level Rtop of reflectivity of the eye pattern of the recorded signal during retrieving at the 1-times velocity is 15-25%, and a jitter of the individual length of marks and inter-mark spaces during retrieving at 1-times velocity is 35 ns or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Takashi Ohno, Masae Kubo, Michikazu Horie
  • Patent number: 7452582
    Abstract: In a rewritable compact disc having a wobble groove on a substrate, crystal and amorphous states of a phase-change recording layer are an unrecorded/erased state and a recorded state, respectively. When the recording layer is exposed to recording light, amorphous marks assuming the recorded state are formed. At any of 2-, 4- and 8-times velocities with respect to a reference velocity (1-times velocity) whose linear velocity is 1.2–1.4 m/s, modulation m11 of a recorded signal when the recording light of approximately 780 nm in wavelength irradiates the recording layer via an optical system with NA=0.5 or 0.55 is 60–80%. A topmost level Rtop of reflectivity of the eye pattern of the recorded signal during retrieving at the 1-times velocity is 15–25%, and a jitter of the individual length of marks and inter-mark spaces during retrieving at 1-times velocity is 35 ns or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Takashi Ohno, Masae Kubo, Michikazu Horie
  • Patent number: 7408852
    Abstract: In a rewritable compact disc having a wobble groove on a substrate, crystal and amorphous states of a phase-change recording layer are an unrecorded/erased state and a recorded state, respectively. When the recording layer is exposed to recording light, amorphous marks assuming the recorded state are formed. At any of 2-, 4- and 8-times velocities with respect to a reference velocity (1-times velocity) whose linear velocity is 1.2-1.4 m/s, modulation m11 of a recorded signal when the recording light of approximately 780 nm in wavelength irradiates the recording layer via an optical system with NA=0.5 or 0.55 is 60-80%. A topmost level Rtop of reflectivity of the eye pattern of the recorded signal during retrieving at the 1-times velocity is 15-25%, and a jitter of the individual length of marks and inter-mark spaces during retrieving at 1-times velocity is 35 ns or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Takashi Ohno, Masae Kubo, Michikazu Horie
  • Patent number: 7345977
    Abstract: In a rewritable compact disc having a wobble groove on a substrate, crystal and amorphous states of a phase-change recording layer are an unrecorded/erased state and a recorded state, respectively. When the recording layer is exposed to recording light, amorphous marks assuming the recorded state are formed. At any of 2-, 4- and 8-times velocities with respect to a reference velocity (1-times velocity) whose linear velocity is 1.2–1.4 m/s, modulation m11 of a recorded signal when the recording light of approximately 780 nm in wavelength irradiates the recording layer via an optical system with NA=0.5 or 0.55 is 60–80%. A topmost level Rtop of reflectivity of the eye pattern of the recorded signal during retrieving at the 1-times velocity is 15–25%, and a jitter of the individual length of marks and inter-mark spaces during retrieving at 1-times velocity is 35 ns or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Takashi Ohno, Masae Kubo, Michikazu Horie
  • Patent number: 7333414
    Abstract: In a rewritable compact disc having a wobble groove on a substrate, crystal and amorphous states of a phase-change recording layer are an unrecorded/erased state and a recorded state, respectively. When the recording layer is exposed to recording light, amorphous marks assuming the recorded state are formed. At any of 2-, 4- and 8-times velocities with respect to a reference velocity (1-times velocity) whose linear velocity is 1.2-1.4 m/s, modulation m11 of a recorded signal when the recording light of approximately 780 nm in wavelength irradiates the recording layer via an optical system with NA=0.5 or 0.55 is 60-80%. A topmost level Rtop of reflectivity of the eye pattern of the recorded signal during retrieving at the 1-times velocity is 15-25%, and a jitter of the individual length of marks and inter-mark spaces during retrieving at 1-times velocity is 35 ns or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Takashi Ohno, Masae Kubo, Michikazu Horie
  • Publication number: 20070177477
    Abstract: In a rewritable compact disc having a wobble groove on a substrate, crystal and amorphous states of a phase-change recording layer are an unrecorded/erased state and a recorded state, respectively. When the recording layer is exposed to recording light, amorphous marks assuming the recorded state are formed. At any of 2-, 4- and 8-times velocities with respect to a reference velocity (1-times velocity) whose linear velocity is 1.2-1.4 m/s, modulation m11 of a recorded signal when the recording light of approximately 780 nm in wavelength irradiates the recording layer via an optical system with NA=0.5 or 0.55 is 60-80%. A topmost level Rtop of reflectivity of the eye pattern of the recorded signal during retrieving at the 1-times velocity is 15-25%, and a jitter of the individual length of marks and inter-mark spaces during retrieving at 1-times velocity is 35 ns or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Takashi Ohno, Masae Kubo, Michikazu Horie
  • Publication number: 20070127342
    Abstract: In a rewritable compact disc having a wobble groove on a substrate, crystal and amorphous states of a phase-change recording layer are an unrecorded/erased state and a recorded state, respectively. When the recording layer is exposed to recording light, amorphous marks assuming the recorded state are formed. At any of 2-, 4- and 8-times velocities with respect to a reference velocity (1-times velocity) whose linear velocity is 1.2-1.4 m/s, modulation m11 of a recorded signal when the recording light of approximately 780 nm in wavelength irradiates the recording layer via an-optical system with NA=0.5 or 0.55 is 60-80%. A topmost level Rtop of reflectivity of the eye pattern of the recorded signal during retrieving at the 1-times velocity is 15-25%, and a jitter of the individual length of marks and inter-mark spaces during retrieving at 1-times velocity is 35 ns or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Takashi Ohno, Masae Kubo, Michikazu Horie
  • Patent number: 7085215
    Abstract: An optical recording method for recording mark length-modulated information on a recording medium by using a plurality of recording mark lengths. The optical recording method comprises the steps of: when a time length of one recording mark is denoted nT (T is a reference clock period equal to or less than 25 ns, and n is a natural number equal to or more than 2), (i) dividing the time length of the recording mark nT into ?1T, ?1T, ?1T, ?2T, ?2T, . . . , ?iT, ?iT, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Michikazu Horie
  • Patent number: 7050377
    Abstract: An optical recording method for recording mark length-modulated information on a recording medium by using a plurality of recording mark lengths. The optical recording method comprises the steps of: when a time length of one recording mark is denoted nT (T is a reference clock period equal to or less than 25 ns, and n is a natural number equal to or more than 2), (i) dividing the time length of the recording mark nT into ?1T, ?1T, ?1T, ?2T, ?2T, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Michikazu Horie
  • Patent number: 7027371
    Abstract: In a rewritable compact disc having a wobble groove on a substrate, crystal and amorphous states of a phase-change recording layer are an unrecorded/erased state and a recorded state, respectively. When the recording layer is exposed to recording light, amorphous marks assuming the recorded state are formed. At any of 2-, 4- and 8-times velocities with respect to a reference velocity (1-times velocity) whose linear velocity is 1.2–1.4 m/s, modulation m11 of a recorded signal when the recording light of approximately 780 nm in wavelength irradiates the recording layer via an optical system with NA=0.5 or 0.55 is 60–80%. A topmost level Rtop of reflectivity of the eye pattern of the recorded signal during retrieving at the 1-times velocity is 15–25%, and a jitter of the individual length of marks and inter-mark spaces during retrieving at 1-times velocity is 35 ns or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Takashi Ohno, Masae Kubo, Michikazu Horie
  • Publication number: 20060013098
    Abstract: An optical recording method for recording mark length-modulated information on a recording medium by using a plurality of recording mark lengths. The optical recording method comprises the steps of: when a time length of one recording mark is denoted nT (T is a reference clock period equal to or less than 25 ns, and n is a natural number equal to or more than 2), (i) dividing the time length of the recording mark nT into ?1T, ?1T, ?1T, ?2T, ?2T, . . . , ?iT, ?iT, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Michikazu Horie
  • Publication number: 20050207310
    Abstract: In a rewritable compact disc having a wobble groove on a substrate, crystal and amorphous states of a phase-change recording layer are an unrecorded/erased state and a recorded state, respectively. When the recording layer is exposed to recording light, amorphous marks assuming the recorded state are formed. At any of 2-, 4- and 8-times velocities with respect to a reference velocity (1-times velocity) whose linear velocity is 1.2-1.4 m/s, modulation m11 of a recorded signal when the recording light of approximately 780 nm in wavelength irradiates the recording layer via an optical system with NA=0.5 or 0.55 is 60-80%. A topmost level Rtop of reflectivity of the eye pattern of the recorded signal during retrieving at the 1-times velocity is 15-25%, and a jitter of the individual length of marks and inter-mark spaces during retrieving at 1-times velocity is 35 ns or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Takashi Ohno, Masae Kubo, Michikazu Horie
  • Publication number: 20040246835
    Abstract: In a rewritable compact disc having a wobble groove on a substrate, crystal and amorphous states of a phase-change recording layer are an unrecorded/erased state and a recorded state, respectively. When the recording layer is exposed to recording light, amorphous marks assuming the recorded state are formed. At any of 2-, 4- and 8-times velocities with respect to a reference velocity (1-times velocity) whose linear velocity is 1.2-1.4 m/s, modulation m11 of a recorded signal when the recording light of approximately 780 nm in wavelength irradiates the recording layer via an optical system with NA=0.5 or 0.55 is 60-80%. A topmost level Rtop of reflectivity of the eye pattern of the recorded signal during retrieving at the 1-times velocity is 15-25%, and a jitter of the individual length of marks and inter-mark spaces during retrieving at 1-times velocity is 35 ns or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Takashi Ohno, Masae Kubo, Michikazu Horie
  • Publication number: 20040190407
    Abstract: In a rewritable compact disc having a wobble groove on a substrate, crystal and amorphous states of a phase-change recording layer are an unrecorded/erased state and a recorded state, respectively. When the recording layer is exposed to recording light, amorphous marks assuming the recorded state are formed. At any of 2-, 4- and 8-times velocities with respect to a reference velocity (1-times velocity) whose linear velocity is 1.2-1.4 m/s, modulation m11 of a recorded signal when the recording light of approximately 780 nm in wavelength irradiates the recording layer via an optical system with NA=0.5 or 0.55 is 60-80%. A topmost level Rtop of reflectivity of the eye pattern of the recorded signal during retrieving at the 1-times velocity is 15-25%, and a jitter of the individual length of marks and inter-mark spaces during retrieving at 1-times velocity is 35 ns or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Takashi Ohno, Masae Kubo, Michikazu Horie
  • Patent number: 6661760
    Abstract: An optical recording method for recording mark length-modulated information on a recording medium by using a plurality of recording mark lengths. The optical recording method comprises the steps of: when a time length of one recording mark is denoted nT (T is a reference clock period equal to or less than 25 ns, and n is a natural number equal to or more than 2), (i) dividing the time length of the recording mark nT into &eegr;1T, &agr;1T, &bgr;1T, &agr;2T, &bgr;2T, . . . , &agr;iT, &bgr;iT, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Michikazu Horie
  • Publication number: 20020159366
    Abstract: An optical recording method for recording mark length-modulated information on a recording medium by using a plurality of recording mark lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Michikazu Horie
  • Patent number: 6411579
    Abstract: An optical recording method for recording mark length-modulated information on a recording medium by using a plurality of recording mark lengths. The optical recording method comprises the steps of: when a time length of one recording mark is denoted nT (T is a reference clock period equal to or less than 25 ns, and n is a natural number equal to or more than 2), (i) dividing the time length of the recording mark nT into &eegr;nT,&agr;1T, &bgr;1T, &agr;2T, &bgr;2T, . . . , &agr;1T, &bgr;1T, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Michikazu Horie
  • Publication number: 20010053115
    Abstract: An optical recording method for recording mark length-modulated information on a recording medium by using a plurality of recording mark lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Michikazu Horie
  • Patent number: RE42786
    Abstract: An optical recording method for recording mark length-modulated information on a recording medium by using a plurality of recording mark lengths. The optical recording method comprises the steps of: when a time length of one recording mark is denoted nT (T is a reference clock period equal to or less than 25 ns, and n is a natural number equal to or more than 2), (i) dividing the time length of the recording mark nT into ?1T, ?1T, ?1T, ?2T, ?2T, . . . , ?iT, ?iT, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Michikazu Horie
  • Patent number: RE45001
    Abstract: An optical recording method for recording mark length-modulated information on a recording medium by using a plurality of recording mark lengths. The optical recording method comprises the steps of: when a time length of one recording mark is denoted nT (T is a reference clock period equal to or less than 25 ns, and n is a natural number equal to or more than 2), (i) dividing the time length of the recording mark nT into ?1T, ?1T, ?1T, ?2T, ?2T, . . . , ?iT, ?iT, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsuko Nobukuni, Michikazu Horie