Imation Corporation

William E Bottomley

Ruth M Erkkila

Philip I Mayo

Colin F Norman

A magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer provided upon a major surface of a substrate, wherein the magnetic layer includes a magnetic pigment, and a polymeric binder system containing a polyurethane having (1) a plurality of pendant phosphonate ester groups effective for promoting wetting of the magnetic pigment by the polymeric binder system, and (2) at least one quaternary ammonium group effective for promoting wetting of the magnetic pigment by the polymeric binder system.

Magnetic recording medium having a binder system including a

A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate having a surface bearing a magnetizable coating wherein said magnetizable coating comprises a magnetic pigment dispersed in a polymeric binder, said polymer binder comprises a star block copolymer having a two phase morphology and comprising a pendant dispersing group.

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William E Bottomley