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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2006
Adam A. Brodd, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bruce H. Edwards, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Brian D. Brong, Oakdale, MN (US);
David C. Lowery, Roberts, WI (US);
Adam A. Brodd, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bruce H. Edwards, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Brian D. Brong, Oakdale, MN (US);
David C. Lowery, Roberts, WI (US);
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Abstract
A magnetic recording tape includes an elongated substrate and a magnetic side. The magnetic side includes a support layer formed over the substrate and a magnetic recording layer formed over the support layer to define a magnetic recording surface opposite the substrate. The magnetic recording layer includes magnetic particles and a lubricant and supports a net uncompressed density of at least 30 MB/in. The magnetic side has an extracted BET surface area of greater than 1.0 m/g.