Delaminating Recording Media (e.g., Dvd, Cd, Hd, Flash Memory, Etc.) Patents (Class 156/926)
  • Apparatus and method for removing a temporary substrate from an optical disk
    Patent number: 8029643
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing a temporary substrate from an optical disk is disclosed. A holding fixture (102) provides an optical disk supporting surface. A force imparting tool (118) imparts a force against an optical disk wherein a reaction force to the force imparting tool is provided by the supporting surface. The optical disk is flexed to break away and remove a temporary substrate of the optical disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Dan Jay Sanocki, Bang Thai Dinh, Brandon Lu