公开(公告)号：US20070263308A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-15

申请号：US11797254

申请日：2007-05-02

申请人： Neil Deeman ,  Joseph Leigh ,  Koichi Wago ,  Li-Ping Wang

发明人： Neil Deeman ,  Joseph Leigh ,  Koichi Wago ,  Li-Ping Wang

IPC分类号： G11B5/86

CPC分类号： G11B5/865 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11B5/743 ,  G11B5/82 ,  G11B5/855

摘要： An apparatus for performing contact printing of a magnetic transition pattern in a magnetic recording medium, comprising: (a) a stamper/imprinter including a body formed of at least one magnetic material having a high saturation magnetization Bsat and a high permeability, including an imprinting surface adapted to be placed in intimate contact with a surface of a magnetic layer, the imprinting surface comprised of a plurality of patterned areas which separate a plurality of areas which are not patterned, each of the areas which is not patterned being provided with at least one of: (i) mechanical reinforcing means for preventing deformation of the body when the imprinting surface is urged into contact with the surface of the magnetic layer; and (ii) gas venting means for facilitating removal of air or other gas from between the imprinting surface and the surface of the magnetic layer when the former is urged into contact with the latter.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在磁记录介质中执行磁转移图案的接触印刷的设备，包括：（a）压模/印刷机，其包括由至少一种具有高饱和磁化强度的磁性材料形成的主体， 以及高磁导率，包括适于与磁性层的表面紧密接触的压印表面，所述压印表面由多个图案区域组成，所述多个图案区域分隔多个未被图案化的区域，每个区域是 未图案化地具有以下中的至少一个：（i）机械加强装置，用于防止当压印表面被迫与磁性层的表面接触时体的变形; 和（ii）气体排出装置，用于当前者被迫与其接触时，便于从压印表面和磁性层的表面之间移除空气或其它气体。

公开(公告)号：US07218466B1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-15

申请号：US10453565

申请日：2003-06-04

申请人： Neil Deeman ,  Joseph Leigh ,  Koichi Wago ,  Li-Ping Wang

发明人： Neil Deeman ,  Joseph Leigh ,  Koichi Wago ,  Li-Ping Wang

IPC分类号： G11B5/86

CPC分类号： G11B5/865 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11B5/743 ,  G11B5/82 ,  G11B5/855

摘要： An apparatus for performing contact printing of a magnetic transition pattern in a magnetic recording medium, comprising: (a) a stamper/imprinter including a body formed of at least one magnetic material having a high saturation magnetization Bsat and a high permeability, including an imprinting surface adapted to be placed in intimate contact with a surface of a magnetic layer, the imprinting surface comprised of a plurality of patterned areas which separate a plurality of areas which are not patterned, each of the areas which is not patterned being provided with at least one of: (i) mechanical reinforcing means for preventing deformation of the body when the imprinting surface is urged into contact with the surface of the magnetic layer; and (ii) gas venting means for facilitating removal of air or other gas from between the imprinting surface and the surface of the magnetic layer when the former is urged into contact with the latter.

公开(公告)号：US06979524B2

公开(公告)日：2005-12-27

申请号：US10418124

申请日：2003-04-18

申请人： Koichi Wago ,  Shih-Fu Lee ,  Li-Ping Wang ,  Joseph Leigh

发明人： Koichi Wago ,  Shih-Fu Lee ,  Li-Ping Wang ,  Joseph Leigh

IPC分类号： G11B5/00 ,  G11B5/74 ,  G11B5/855 ,  G11B5/86 ,  G11B5/03

CPC分类号： B82Y10/00 ,  G11B5/74 ,  G11B5/743 ,  G11B5/855 ,  G11B5/865 ,  G11B2005/001 ,  Y10S428/90 ,  Y10T428/24248

摘要： A method of forming a magnetic transition pattern in a longitudinal magnetic recording medium, comprising steps of: (a) providing a magnetic recording medium including a layer of a magnetic material having a surface comprised of a plurality of longitudinally extending magnetic domains; (b) contacting the surface of the layer of magnetic material with a topographically patterned imprinting surface of a stamper/imprinter formed of at least one high saturation magnetization, high permeability magnetic material; and (c) applying a unidirectional magnetic field perpendicular to the imprinting surface of the stamper/imprinter, the perpendicular magnetic field creating a longitudinal magnetic field component of sufficient strength to effect selective alignment of the magnetic domains of those portions of the layer of magnetic material which face the depressions of the imprinting surface while retaining the alignment of the magnetic domains of those portions of the layer of magnetic material which face the projections of the imprinting surface, the combination of portions forming a magnetic transition pattern replicating the topographical pattern of the imprinting surface.

摘要翻译： 一种在纵向磁记录介质中形成磁转移图案的方法，包括以下步骤：（a）提供包括具有由多个纵向延伸磁畴构成的表面的磁性材料层的磁记录介质; （b）使磁性材料层的表面与由至少一种高饱和磁化强度高磁导率磁性材料形成的压模/冲击器的地形图案化压印表面接触; 并且（c）施加垂直于压模/冲压机的压印表面的单向磁场，垂直磁场产生足够强度的纵向磁场分量，以实现磁性材料层那些部分的磁畴的选择性对准 其面对压印表面的凹陷，同时保持面向压印表面的突起的磁性材料层的这些部分的磁畴的对准，形成复制印记的形貌图案的磁过渡图案的部分的组合 表面。

公开(公告)号：US06866883B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-15

申请号：US10843365

申请日：2004-05-12

申请人： Hong Ying Wang ,  Joseph Leigh ,  Neil Deeman ,  David Kuo

发明人： Hong Ying Wang ,  Joseph Leigh ,  Neil Deeman ,  David Kuo

IPC分类号： G11B5/73 ,  G11B5/84 ,  B29D17/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/7325 ,  G11B5/84 ,  G11B5/8404 ,  Y10T428/24537

摘要： A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium comprises steps of providing a non-magnetic substrate having at least one surface; forming a layer of a sol-gel on the surface, partially drying the sol-gel layer at room temperature to remove a portion of the solvent therein to form a partially dried sol-gel layer of hardness less than that of the substrate; mechanically texturing the surface of the partially dried sol-gel layer; and depositing a layer stack including at least one magnetic layer thereover. Embodiments of the invention include embossing a servo pattern in the as-deposited sol-gel layer prior to partial drying and mechanically texturing, followed by sintering at an elevated temperature to form a substantially fully dried layer having a density and hardness similar to that of glass, and formation of a thin film magnetic media layer stack thereon.

摘要翻译： 制造磁记录介质的方法包括提供具有至少一个表面的非磁性基板的步骤; 在表面上形成溶胶 - 凝胶层，在室温下部分地干燥溶胶 - 凝胶层以除去其中的一部分溶剂，形成硬度小于基底的部分干燥的溶胶 - 凝胶层; 对部分干燥的溶胶 - 凝胶层的表面进行机械变形; 以及在其上沉积包括至少一个磁性层的层堆叠。 本发明的实施例包括在部分干燥和机械纹理化之前将沉积的溶胶 - 凝胶层中的伺服图案压花，随后在升高的温度下烧结以形成具有与玻璃相似的密度和硬度的基本上完全干燥的层 ，并在其上形成薄膜磁介质层叠层。

公开(公告)号：US06746754B1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-08

申请号：US09852268

申请日：2001-05-10

申请人： Hong Ying Wang ,  Joseph Leigh ,  Neil Deeman ,  David Kuo

发明人： Hong Ying Wang ,  Joseph Leigh ,  Neil Deeman ,  David Kuo

IPC分类号： G11B582

CPC分类号： G11B5/7325 ,  G11B5/74 ,  G11B5/8404

摘要： A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium comprises steps of providing a non-magnetic substrate having at least one surface; forming a layer of a sol-gel on the surface, partially drying the sol-gel layer at room temperature to remove a portion of the solvent therein to form a partially dried sol-gel layer of hardness less than that of the substrate; mechanically texturing the surface of the partially dried sol-gel layer; and depositing a layer stack including at least one magnetic layer thereover. Embodiments of the invention include embossing a servo pattern in the as-deposited sol-gel layer prior to partial drying and mechanically texturing, followed by sintering at an elevated temperature to form a substantially fully dried layer having a density and hardness similar to that of glass, and formation of a thin film magnetic media layer stack thereon.

摘要翻译： 制造磁记录介质的方法包括提供具有至少一个表面的非磁性基板的步骤; 在表面上形成溶胶 - 凝胶层，在室温下部分地干燥溶胶 - 凝胶层以除去其中的一部分溶剂，形成硬度小于基底的部分干燥的溶胶 - 凝胶层; 对部分干燥的溶胶 - 凝胶层的表面进行机械变形; 以及在其上沉积包括至少一个磁性层的层堆叠。 本发明的实施例包括在部分干燥和机械纹理化之前将沉积的溶胶 - 凝胶层中的伺服图案压花，随后在升高的温度下烧结以形成具有与玻璃相似的密度和硬度的基本上完全干燥的层 ，并在其上形成薄膜磁介质层叠层。

公开(公告)号：US06658922B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-09

申请号：US09996552

申请日：2001-11-27

申请人： Joseph Leigh ,  David S. Kuo ,  Li-Ping Wang ,  Nobuo Kurataka

发明人： Joseph Leigh ,  David S. Kuo ,  Li-Ping Wang ,  Nobuo Kurataka

IPC分类号： G01B528

CPC分类号： G11B5/82 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11B5/012 ,  G11B2005/001 ,  Y10S977/872

摘要： A method and apparatus for scanning a media is described. More particularly, polarization detector and an atomic force microscope are coupled to a common platform indexed to a spindle. Optionally, an optical microscope may be coupled to the common platform. The polarization detector is used to detect a magnetic image, such as at least a portion of a servo pattern, of the media, and the atomic force microscope, which may be aligned using the magnetic image, is used with a magnetic microscopy module to scan the media. Accordingly, magnetic imagery may be achieved with indexing to a single spindle for positional consistency as between equipment. Moreover, the polarization detector may further be configured to detect scattered light for providing topographic imagery of the media.

公开(公告)号：US06758664B1

公开(公告)日：2004-07-06

申请号：US10042168

申请日：2002-01-11

申请人： Donald Everett Curtiss ,  Koichi Wago ,  Joseph Leigh

发明人： Donald Everett Curtiss ,  Koichi Wago ,  Joseph Leigh

IPC分类号： B29D1100

CPC分类号： B29C59/02 ,  B29D17/005 ,  B29L2017/005 ,  Y10S425/81

摘要： In a disk replicating assembly, a blank disk is attached to one platen and a stamper is attached to the other platen. Pressure is applied so that the two platens are forced together, thereby transferring features from the stamper to the disk. A ball joint is located between a platen and the pressure train of the replicating assembly. Due to the ball joint at this location, the resulting pressure gradient when the stamper and disk are pressed together causes the one platen to swivel such that it orients itself substantially parallel to the other platen. Because the resistance of the ball joint is selected so that the one platen is able to pivot before the stamper significantly affects the disk, the fine features of the stamper are not transferred to the disk until the platens are in parallel alignment.

摘要翻译： 在磁盘复制组件中，空白盘连接到一个压板，并且压模附接到另一个压板。 施加压力使得两个压板被强制在一起，从而将特征从压模传送到盘。 球形接头位于压板和复制组件的压力列之间。 由于在该位置处的球接头，当压模和盘被压在一起时，产生的压力梯度使得一个压板旋转，使得其本身基本平行于另一个压板。 由于选择球窝接头的阻力，使得一个压板在压模显着影响盘之前能够枢转，所以压模的精细特征不会转移到盘上，直到压板平行排列。

公开(公告)号：US20120125256A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-24

申请号：US13209390

申请日：2011-08-13

申请人： Karl-Josef Kramer ,  Mehrdad M. Moslehi ,  David Xuan-Qi Wang ,  Subramanian Tamilmani ,  Sam Tone Tor ,  Rahim Kavari ,  Rafael Ricolcol ,  George Kamian ,  Joseph Leigh

发明人： Karl-Josef Kramer ,  Mehrdad M. Moslehi ,  David Xuan-Qi Wang ,  Subramanian Tamilmani ,  Sam Tone Tor ,  Rahim Kavari ,  Rafael Ricolcol ,  George Kamian ,  Joseph Leigh

IPC分类号： C30B25/02

CPC分类号： H01L31/1892 ,  H01L31/02363 ,  H01L31/035281 ,  H01L31/0392 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： Mechanisms are disclosed by which a semiconductor wafer, silicon in some embodiments, is repeatedly used to serve as a template and carrier for fabricating high efficiency capable thin semiconductor solar cells substrates. Mechanisms that enable such repeated use of these templates at consistent quality and with high yield are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一些机构，其中一些实施例中的半导体晶片，硅被重复地用作用于制造高效率的薄半导体太阳能电池基板的模板和载体。 公开了能够以一致的质量和高产率重复使用这些模板的机制。

公开(公告)号：US06780233B1

公开(公告)日：2004-08-24

申请号：US10140980

申请日：2002-05-09

申请人： Joseph Leigh ,  Jianwei Liu

发明人： Joseph Leigh ,  Jianwei Liu

IPC分类号： C09D400

CPC分类号： C09D4/00

摘要： A method of manufacturing patterned magnetic or magneto-optical (MO) recording media, comprising steps of: (a) providing a workpiece including a substrate for a magnetic or magneto-optical (MO) recording medium, the workpiece including at least one major surface of hydrophilic character; (b) providing a liquid composition comprising a resist or thermoplastic polymer material, adapted for substantially complete wetting of the at least one major surface of the workpiece; (c) forming a layer of the resist or thermoplastic polymer material on the at least one major surface of the workpiece, comprising applying a thin layer of the liquid composition to the at least one major surface of the workpiece; and (d) patterning the at least one major surface of the workpiece utilizing the layer of the resist or thermoplastic polymer material.

摘要翻译： 一种制造图案化磁或磁光（MO）记录介质的方法，包括以下步骤：（a）提供包括用于磁或磁光（MO）记录介质的基底的工件，所述工件包括至少一个主表面 亲水性;（b）提供包含抗蚀剂或热塑性聚合物材料的液体组合物，其适于基本上完全润湿所述工件的至少一个主表面;（c）在所述抗蚀剂或热塑性聚合物材料上形成一层抗蚀剂或热塑性聚合物材料 所述工件的至少一个主表面包括将所述液体组合物的薄层施加到所述工件的所述至少一个主表面; 和（d）利用抗蚀剂层或热塑性聚合物材料层图案化工件的至少一个主表面。

公开(公告)号：US06761618B1

公开(公告)日：2004-07-13

申请号：US10386600

申请日：2003-03-13

申请人： Joseph Leigh ,  Nobuo Kurataka

发明人： Joseph Leigh ,  Nobuo Kurataka

IPC分类号： B24B4900

CPC分类号： G11B11/10582 ,  B24B37/30 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  G11B5/59688 ,  G11B5/743 ,  G11B5/855 ,  G11B5/865

摘要： A method of manufacturing a magnetic stamper/imprinter for use in patterning of magnetic recording media by means of a contact printing process, comprising sequential steps of: (a) providing a stamper/imprinter comprising a body of a magnetic material having an imprinting surface including a topographical pattern corresponding to a pattern to be formed in the surface of a magnetic or magneto-optical (MO) recording medium and comprising a patterned plurality of spaced-apart recesses with a plurality of non-recessed areas therebetween, said imprinting surface including a plurality of defects comprising surface blemishes and stains, magnetic particles, and non-magnetic particles; (b) initially removing the surface blemishes, stains, and magnetic particles; and (c) then removing or rendering the non-magnetic particles benign to the contact printing process.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过接触印刷方法制造用于磁记录介质图案化的磁压模/打印机的方法，包括以下顺序步骤：（a）提供压模/打印机，其包括具有压印表面的磁性材料体，包括： 与形成在磁或磁光（MO）记录介质的表面中的图案相对应的图案图案，并且包括在其间具有多个非凹陷区域的图案化的多个间隔开的凹槽，所述压印表面包括 多个缺陷包括表面瑕疵和污渍，磁性颗粒和非磁性颗粒;（b）最初除去表面瑕疵，污渍和磁性颗粒; 和（c）然后将非磁性颗粒除去或呈现良好的接触印刷过程。