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Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 01, 2021
Applicant:

Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Bala Krishna Pathem, Fremont, CA (US);

Robert James Waltman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M 105/74 (2006.01); G11B 5/725 (2006.01); G11B 5/73 (2006.01); C10N 20/04 (2006.01); C10N 40/18 (2006.01); G11B 5/00 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M 105/74 (2013.01); G11B 5/7257 (2020.08); G11B 5/7375 (2019.05); C10M 2223/083 (2013.01); C10N 2020/04 (2013.01); C10N 2040/18 (2013.01); G11B 2005/0021 (2013.01); G11B 5/6082 (2013.01);
Abstract

A multidentate lubricant comprising an anchoring moiety Ra attached to a plurality of sidechain moieties —(Rb—Re) according to the general formula: Ra—(Rb—Re); wherein Ra is a multivalent radical of valance x; and each sidechain includes a perfluoroethyl ether moiety. The lubricant can be used in conjunction with a magnetic recording medium and/or a magnetic data storage system.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Pathem, Bala. (2026). High thermal stability lubricants (U.S. Patent No. 12753360). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12753360

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