CA2061187C - Congruent state changeable optical memory material and device - Google Patents
Congruent state changeable optical memory material and deviceInfo
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- CA2061187C CA2061187C CA002061187A CA2061187A CA2061187C CA 2061187 C CA2061187 C CA 2061187C CA 002061187 A CA002061187 A CA 002061187A CA 2061187 A CA2061187 A CA 2061187A CA 2061187 C CA2061187 C CA 2061187C
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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| US07/657,170 | 1991-02-15 | ||
| US07/657,170 US5128099A (en) | 1991-02-15 | 1991-02-15 | Congruent state changeable optical memory material and device |
Publications (2)
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| CA2061187A1 CA2061187A1 (en) | 1992-08-16 |
| CA2061187C true CA2061187C (en) | 1998-11-17 |
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| CA002061187A Expired - Fee Related CA2061187C (en) | 1991-02-15 | 1992-02-13 | Congruent state changeable optical memory material and device |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US5128099A (2) |
| EP (2) | EP0951011A1 (2) |
| JP (2) | JPH04337532A (2) |
| KR (1) | KR100245901B1 (2) |
| AT (1) | ATE227878T1 (2) |
| CA (1) | CA2061187C (2) |
| DE (1) | DE69232844T2 (2) |
| TW (1) | TW279903B (2) |
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