The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1998
Frank E. Aspen, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mark L. Schroeder, Woodbury, MN (US);
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Abstract
A magneto-optic recording medium having a reduced demagnetizing field threshold incorporates a thin recording layer having a thickness of less than or equal to approximately 15 nm, and preferably less than or equal to approximately 12 nm. The recording medium thereby exhibits a demagnetizing field threshold of less than or equal to approximately 150 Oe, and preferably less than or equal to approximately 120 Oe. Dielectric and reflective layers in the recording medium stack are tuned to achieve acceptable optical and magnetic characteristics for write and readout operations. The reduced demagnetizing field facilitates use of the recording medium in recording applications that use small magnetic fields for recording and erase. The recording medium is particularly useful in near-field, air-incident recording applications employing magnetic field modulation recording techniques.