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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
May. 22, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Richard Lionel Bradshaw, Tucson, AZ (US);
Icko Eric Timothy Iben, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Wayne Alan McKinley, Tucson, AZ (US);
Lee Curtis Randall, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method in one embodiment includes fabricating a tape having an applicator portion for applying an organic coating to a magnetic head for reducing exposure of the head to oxidation promoting materials. The method also includes applying the organic coating to the applicator portion of the tape, the organic coating being for coating a tape bearing surface of the magnetic head with the organic coating upon the applicator portion being run over the tape bearing surface of the magnetic head. The method further includes applying a lubricant to a data portion of the tape.