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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Richard Lionel Bradshaw, Tucson, AZ (US);
Icko Eric Timothy Iben, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Wayne Alan Mckinley, Tucson, AZ (US);
Lee Curtis Randall, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A product according to one embodiment includes a tape having an applicator portion for applying an organic coating to a magnetic head; the organic coating on the applicator portion of the tape; and a lubricant on a data portion of the tape. The lubricant has a different composition than the organic coating. A method for protecting a magnetic head according to one embodiment includes applying an organic coating to a magnetic head using the foregoing product.