DE3856472D1 - Datenaufzeichnungsträger - Google Patents

Datenaufzeichnungsträger

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DE3856472D1
DE3856472D1 DE3856472T DE3856472T DE3856472D1 DE 3856472 D1 DE3856472 D1 DE 3856472D1 DE 3856472 T DE3856472 T DE 3856472T DE 3856472 T DE3856472 T DE 3856472T DE 3856472 D1 DE3856472 D1 DE 3856472D1
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recording medium
data recording
data
medium
recording
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Inventor
Takeshi Miyazaki
Yoshihiro Oguchi
Toshikazu Ohnishi
Kazuo Yoshinaga
Yutaka Kurabayashi
Tsuyoshi Santoh
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Canon Inc
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Canon Inc
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Priority claimed from JP62194429A external-priority patent/JP2696696B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP62195186A external-priority patent/JP2696697B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP63123684A external-priority patent/JP2810379B2/ja
Application filed by Canon Inc filed Critical Canon Inc
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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
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DE3856472T 1987-08-05 1988-08-04 Datenaufzeichnungsträger Expired - Fee Related DE3856472T2 (de)

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JP62194429A JP2696696B2 (ja) 1987-08-05 1987-08-05 情報記録媒体
JP62195186A JP2696697B2 (ja) 1987-08-06 1987-08-06 情報記録媒体
JP63123684A JP2810379B2 (ja) 1988-05-20 1988-05-20 情報記録媒体

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DE3856472T2 (de) 2001-10-31
DE3854934T2 (de) 1996-06-27
EP0597826A2 (de) 1994-05-18
DE3854934D1 (de) 1996-03-07
EP0597826A3 (de) 1995-08-30

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