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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:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Samuel John Falcone, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M / ; C10M / ; G11B 5/012 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M / ; C10M / ; G11B 5/012 ;
Abstract
An information storage system is disclosed. The information storage system includes a rigid information storage medium, at least one read/write head, an actuator, and a lubricant. The read/write head comprises a transducer for information introduction and/or retrieval from the storage medium. The actuator supports at least one read/write head for moving the transducer relative to the storage medium. The lubricant which includes a perfluoroacrylate ester polymer is disposed on the surface of the storage medium.