Pre-formatted linear optical data storage medium
AssigneeMicroContinuum, Inc.
InventorsW. Dennis Slafer, Matthew White, Milford Kime, Timothy Frey
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Abstract
A pre-formatted optical data storage tape (10) including an elongated linear polymer layer having at least one pattern of optically readable embossments (114) on at least one surface of the polymer layer, and an optical recording layer covering the pattern of optically readable embossments (114) of the elongated linear polymer layer, wherein the optical recording layer is adapted such that recorded marks (120) may be made in the recording layer by directing a focused source of energy into the recording layer.
Claims21
A pre-formatted optical data storage tape comprising:
- an elongated linear polymer layer having at least one pattern of optically readable embossments on at least one surface of the polymer layer;
- and
- an optical recording layer covering the pattern of optically readable embossments of the elongated linear polymer layer, wherein the optical recording layer is adapted such that recorded marks may be made in the recording layer by directing a focused source of energy into the recording layer.
A pre-formatted optical data storage tape comprising:
- an elongated linear polymer layer having a plurality of parallel patterns of optically readable embossments on at least one surface of the polymer layer;
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- a recording layer covering the patterns of optically readable embossments of the elongated linear polymer layer, wherein the recording layer is adapted such that recorded marks may be made in the recording layer by directing a focused source of energy into the recording layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.