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US 2003/0195127 A1Published application
Reducing UV process time on storage media
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsJianwei Liu, Michael J. Stirniman, Jing Gui
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Abstract
A perfluoropolyether hard disk lubricant having a UV curable functional end group that may be UV cured at a rapid rate with a Xenon excimer lamp. The perfluoropolyether preferably has at least one UV curable functional end group. In one embodiment, the UV curable end group comprises an acrylate.
Claims11
A hard disk lubricant, comprising:
- an perfluoropolyether having a UV curable functional end group.
A method of treating a hard disc lubricant, comprising:
- irradiating a lubricated hard disc with UV light having a wavelength of approximately 172 nm and a power density of approximately 10 milliwatts per square centimeter for a time sufficient for a predetermined dosage to be applied.
Apparatus comprising:
- a carbon-coated, hard disc magnetic disk;
- and
- lubricant means for lubricating said carbon-coated, hard magnetic disk.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.