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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Thuan Luu, San Jose, CA (US);
Walter Crofton, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Bill Liu, Pleasanten, CA (US);
David Spaulding, San Jose, CA (US);
Kwang Kon Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thuan Luu, San Jose, CA (US);
Walter Crofton, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Bill Liu, Pleasanten, CA (US);
David Spaulding, San Jose, CA (US);
Kwang Kon Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a magnetic disk is provided that includes the steps: forming a layer of a lubricant material on a surface of a magnetic storage medium, the layer of lubricant material also being located on an interior and/or exterior edge of the medium; and removing at least some of the lubricant material from the edgeof the medium.