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Magnetic recording media with discrete tracks of magnetic material in a magnetically soft underlayer

US7394622B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 7, 2004
Grant dateJul 1, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/855
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic recording medium comprises a magnetically soft underlayer having a plurality of cavities in a surface thereof, and a magnetic recording material in the cavities, wherein a surface of the magnetic recording material in the cavities is substantially coplanar with the surface of the soft underlayer. A recording system that includes the recording medium is also included.

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