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US 9,947,345 B2Granted
Protecting a sensitive device from corrosion
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRichard Lionel Bradshaw, Icko Eric Timothy Iben, Wayne Alan Mckinley, Lee Curtis Randall
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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.
Claims19
A product, comprising:
- a tape having an applicator portion positioned along a different portion of a length of the tape than a data portion of the tape,
- the applicator portion being for coating a tape bearing surface of a magnetic head with an organic coating;
- the organic coating only on the applicator portion of the tape, wherein the organic coating remains on the magnetic head upon application thereof;
- and
- a lubricant on the data portion of the tape, wherein the lubricant has a different composition than the organic coating.
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A product, comprising:
- a tape having an applicator portion for coating a tape bearing surface of a magnetic head with an organic coating;
- the organic coating is only on the applicator portion of the tape, wherein the organic coating is configured to separate from the applicator portion and remain as a coating on the head upon application thereof;
- and
- a lubricant on a magnetic data portion of the tape,
- wherein the lubricant has a different composition than the organic coating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.