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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kam W Law, Woodbury, MN (US);
Mary R Hable, Stillwater, MN (US);
Miguel A Guerra, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M / ; C10M / ; C10M / ; C10M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252 54 ; 252 / ; 242340 ; 2423524 ;
Abstract
A data storage device of the type having a rotating member mounted on a shaft, said data storage device comprising a lubricant provided between the shaft and the rotating member, wherein the lubricant comprises (a) a linear, nonpolar polyether base oil having a glass transition temperature (T.sub.g) of about -110.degree. C. or less and an activation energy of flow (E.sub.a) of about 30 kJ/mol or less, and (b) an amount of a thickening agent sufficient to provide the lubricant with a grease-like consistency.