IP Library Granted Patent US 5,331,487
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US 5,331,487 · App. 07/822,005

Direct access storage device with vapor phase lubricant system and a magnetic disk having a protective layer and immobile physically bonded lubricant layer

Inventors: Thomas A. Gregory, Ajay Johary, Christopher Guild Keller, Ronald G. Lecander, James J. Mayerle
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Granted: Jul 19, 1994 Filed: Jan 16, 1992
Inventors
Thomas A. Gregory
Ajay Johary
Christopher Guild Keller
Ronald G. Lecander
James J. Mayerle
Assignee (at issue)
International Business Machines Corporation

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 5,331,487
App. No.
07/822,005
Filed
1992-01-16
Granted
1994-07-19
Kind
A