OPTICAL DISC HEAD INCLUDING A BOWTIE GRATING ANTENNA AND SLIDER FOR OPTICAL FOCUSING, AND METHOD FOR MAKING - Patent 1468472

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EP 1 468 472 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/43

(21)	Application number: 02790119.8

(22)	Date of filing: 13.12.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01Q 9/16, H01Q 9/28, H01Q 1/38, H01Q 15/08

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/039862

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/052870 (26.06.2003 Gazette 2003/26)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

13.12.2001 US 339103 P

(71)	Applicant: Mems Optical, Inc.
	Huntsville, AL 35806 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BANISH, Michelle Huntsville, AL 35801 (US) HARCHANKO, John New Market, AL 35761 (US)

(74)	Representative: Rentsch, Rudolf A.
	IP&T Rentsch und Partner,Postfach 2441 8022 Zürich 8022 Zürich (CH)

(54)	OPTICAL DISC HEAD INCLUDING A BOWTIE GRATING ANTENNA AND SLIDER FOR OPTICAL FOCUSING, AND METHOD FOR MAKING