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Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 06, 2014
Applicants:

Wd Media, Llc, San Jose, CA (US);

Kansai University, Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Yasuo Sakane, San Jose, CA (US);

Hiroshi Tani, Osaka, JP;

Assignees:

Kansai University, Osaka, JP;

WD Media, LLC, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/40 (2006.01); C23C 16/00 (2006.01); C23C 16/458 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/40 (2013.01); C23C 16/00 (2013.01); C23C 16/458 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for applying electric fields during ultraviolet exposure of lubricant layers for hard disk media. One such method involves inserting a magnetic medium into a chamber, the magnetic medium including a lubricant on an outer surface thereof, and applying an electric field and an ultraviolet radiation to the lubricant within the chamber. Another such method involves inserting a magnetic medium into a chamber, depositing a lubricant on the medium within the chamber, and applying an electric field and an ultraviolet radiation to the lubricant within the chamber.


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