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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2014
Wd Media, Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Kansai University, Osaka, JP;
Yasuo Sakane, San Jose, CA (US);
Hiroshi Tani, Osaka, JP;
Kansai University, Osaka, JP;
WD Media, LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
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.