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Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 21, 2022
Applicant:

Seagate Technology Llc, Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Shuaigang Xiao, San Ramon, CA (US);

Thomas Young Chang, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Kim Yang Lee, Fremont, CA (US);

Xiaomin Yang, Livermore, CA (US);

Assignee:

Seagate Technology LLC, Fremont, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/674 (2021.05);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to magnetic recording disks having a magnetic recording layer that includes a plurality of three-dimensional segregant structures. Each three-dimensional segregant structure extends from a first radius of the recording disk to a second radius of the recording disk, and each three-dimensional segregant structure is made of a first segregant material. The magnetic recording layer also includes a plurality of magnetic grains between adjacent three-dimensional segregant structures, and a second segregant material between adjacent magnetic grains. The present disclosure also relates to corresponding methods of manufacturing such a magnetic recording layer.


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Xiao, Shuaigang. (2026). Magnetic layer of a magnetic recording disk, and related magnetic recording disks (U.S. Patent No. 12694900). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12694900

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