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Magnetic recording medium and production thereof

Assignee: Maxell Ltd
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Filing: 1985-11-20
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Granted: 1988-04-12
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Expires: 2005-11-20
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Abstract

Abstract A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a magnetic layer and a protective layer which consists of an organic polymeric material comprising carbon atoms, hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms, the content of the oxygen atoms increasing towards the outer surface of the protective layer, which has improved durability and corrosion resistance.

Inventors

  • 👤 Minoru Ichijo
  • 👤 Tsunemi Ohiwa
  • 👤 Fumio Kokai
  • 👤 Takashi Kubota
  • 👤 Kunio Wakai

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 20:05
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/62; G11B5/72; G11B5/722; G11B5/84; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 57 words
A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a magnetic layer and a first protective layer which consists of an organic polymeric material comprising carbon atoms, hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms, the content of the oxygen atom increasing towards the outer surface of the protective layer, the thickness of the protective layer ranging from 20 to 2,000 Å.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 57 words
A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a magnetic layer and a first protective layer which consists of an organic polymeric material comprising carbon atoms, hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms, the content of the oxygen atom increasing towards the outer surface of the protective layer, the thickness of the protective layer ranging from 20 to 2,000 Å.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 39 words
A magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the oxygen content within a 20 Å thickness at the surface of said first protective layer is from 5 to 70% by weight of the organic polymer in said thickness.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
A magnetic recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the oxygen content in the whole first protective layer is from 5 to 50% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 89 words
A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a magnetic layer, a first protective layer which consists of an organic polymeric material comprising carbon atoms, hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms, the content of the oxygen atom increasing towards the outer surface of the protective layer, wherein the oxygen content within a 20 Å thickness at the surface of the first protective layer is from 5 to 70% by weight of the organic polymer in said thickness and a second protective layer of a lubricant formed on said first protective layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 89 words
A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a magnetic layer, a first protective layer which consists of an organic polymeric material comprising carbon atoms, hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms, the content of the oxygen atom increasing towards the outer surface of the protective layer, wherein the oxygen content within a 20 Å thickness at the surface of the first protective layer is from 5 to 70% by weight of the organic polymer in said thickness and a second protective layer of a lubricant formed on said first protective layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 21 words
A magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said organic polymeric material constituting the protective layer further comprises silicon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 17 words
A magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said organic polymeric material further comprises metal atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 27 words
A magnetic recording medium according to claim 5, having an atomic ratio of oxygen atom to silicon atom in the protective layer of from 0.7:1 to 1.3:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 24 words
A magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, which further comprises a second protective layer of a lubricant formed on said first protective layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 39 words
A magnetic recording medium according to claim 8, wherein the oxygen content within a 20 Å thickness at the surface of the first protective layer is from 5 to 70% by weight of the organic polymer in said thickness.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 24 words
A magnetic recording medium according to claim 9, wherein the oxygen content in the whole protective layer is from 5 to 50% by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 17 words
A magnetic recording medium according to claim 8, wherein said organic polymeric material further comprises silicon atoms.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 17 words
A magnetic recording medium according to claim 8, wherein said organic polymeric material further comprises metal atoms.

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