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US3287563A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Spatial coherent reproducing system

Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1962-11-07
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Granted: 1966-11-22
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Expires: 1982-11-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Chmis Kenneth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 04:33
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/80; H04N5/82; H04N5/83

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 78 words
IN COMBINATION IN A SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCING INFORMATION RECORDED AT SUCCESSIVE POSITIONS ON A THERMOPLASTIC MEDIUM IN THE FORM OF PHYSICAL DEFORMITIES ON THE SURFACE OF THE MEDIUM, FIRST SOURCE MEANS FOR PRODUCING LIGHT ENERGY HAVING CHARACTERISTICS OF PRESENTING A SERIES OF WAVE FRONTS WITH SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE ENERGY IN EACH WAVE FRONT IN PHASE TO HAVE LIGHT ENERGY WITH SUBSTANTIAL SPATIAL COHERENCE, SECOND MEANS OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO THE MEDIUM FOR MOVING THE MEDIUM IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 78 words
IN COMBINATION IN A SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCING INFORMATION RECORDED AT SUCCESSIVE POSITIONS ON A THERMOPLASTIC MEDIUM IN THE FORM OF PHYSICAL DEFORMITIES ON THE SURFACE OF THE MEDIUM, FIRST SOURCE MEANS FOR PRODUCING LIGHT ENERGY HAVING CHARACTERISTICS OF PRESENTING A SERIES OF WAVE FRONTS WITH SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE ENERGY IN EACH WAVE FRONT IN PHASE TO HAVE LIGHT ENERGY WITH SUBSTANTIAL SPATIAL COHERENCE, SECOND MEANS OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO THE MEDIUM FOR MOVING THE MEDIUM IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION,

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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