Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130252029 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a removing step, a phase-separated release solution including a first phase containing a first solvent capable of dissolving a release layer and a second phase containing a second solvent having a property of separating from the first solvent is prepared, and a patterned magnetic recording medium is dipped in the first phase together with a release layer, mask layer, and resist layer remaining on a magnetic recording layer, thereby removing the release layer. After that, the patterned magnetic recording medium is moved to the second phase, and separated from the first phase containing the release layer and the layers remaining on the release layer. | 09-26-2013 |
20140120249 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MICROPATTERN MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, in a magnetic recording medium manufacturing method, an inversion liftoff layer and pattern formation layer are formed on a layer on which an inverted pattern is to be formed, a depressions pattern is formed by patterning the pattern formation layer and transferred to the inversion liftoff layer, the surface of the layer on which an inverted pattern is to be formed is exposed by removing the inversion liftoff layer from depressions, an inversion layer is formed on the inversion liftoff layer and exposed layer, and the inversion liftoff layer is removed, thereby forming, on the exposed layer, an inversion layer having a projections pattern obtained by inverting the depressions pattern. | 05-01-2014 |
20140120375 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, MAGNET RECORDING/REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, AND STAMPER MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording medium manufacturing method includes a step of coating the mask layer with a metal fine particle coating solution containing metal fine particles and a first solvent, thereby forming a metal fine particle coating layer having a multilayered structure of the metal fine particles, and a step of dropping, on the coating layer, a second solvent having a second solubility parameter having a difference of 0 to 12.0 from a first solubility parameter of the first solvent, thereby forming a monolayered metal fine particle film by washing away excessive metal fine particles and changing the multilayered structure of the metal fine particles into a monolayer. The projections pattern is made of the monolayered metal fine particle film. | 05-01-2014 |
20140247519 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, there is provided a magnetic recording medium which includes a base, a magnetic recording layer having convex-shaped magnetic layers, which is formed on the base, and a protective film formed on the magnetic recording layer. There are gaps in a region surrounded by the protective film, the surface of the base, and each side wall of each magnetic layer. | 09-04-2014 |
20140248513 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STAMPER - According to one embodiment, there is provided a method for producing a magnetic recording medium which includes forming a mask layer on a magnetic recording layer, applying metal fine particles on the mask layer, covering the metal fine particles with an overcoat layer, irradiating with energy beams through the overcoat layer so as to deactivate a protective coating of the metal fine particles, transferring a metal fine particle pattern from the mask layer to the magnetic recording layer, and removing the mask layer from the magnetic recording layer. | 09-04-2014 |
20140287265 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording medium including a substrate and a magnetic recording layer formed on the substrate and including a plurality of projections is obtained. The array of the plurality of projections includes a plurality of domains in which the projections are regularly arranged, and a boundary region between the domains, in which the projections are irregularly arranged. The boundary region is formed along a perpendicular bisector of a line connecting the barycenters of adjacent projections. | 09-25-2014 |
20150069013 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording layer is coated with a fine particle coating solution containing fine particles coated with a protective layer containing a first additive including a straight-chain structure for increasing wettability to the magnetic recording layer, and a carboxy group or the like, and a second additive including a carboxy group or the like and a polymerizable functional group, each fine particle having, on at least a surface thereof, a material selected from Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Y, Zr, Sn, Mo, Ta, W, and oxides thereof, thereby forming a fine particle monolayer, and heat or light energy is applied, thereby curing the protective layer and forming a periodic pattern. | 03-12-2015 |
20150069014 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND FINE PARTICLE DISPERSION - According to one embodiment, there is provided a pattern formation method including coating a substrate or mask layer with a fine particle coating solution containing fine particles including a protective group having a close surface polarity and containing, on at least surfaces thereof, a material selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Y, Zr, Sn, Mo, Ta, W, Au, Ag, Pd, Cu, Pt and oxides thereof, a viscosity modifier, and a solvent for adjusting mixing of the viscosity modifier and the fine particles having the protective group to form a fine particle layer on the substrate or mask layer. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072071 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND FINE PARTICLE DISPERSION - According to one embodiment, there is provided a pattern formation method including coating a substrate or mask layer with a fine particle coating solution containing fine particles including a protective group having a close surface polarity and containing, on at least surfaces thereof, a material selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Y, Zr, Sn, Mo, Ta, W, and oxides thereof, a viscosity modifier, and a solvent for adjusting mixing of the viscosity modifier and the fine particles having the protective group, thereby forming a fine particle layer on the substrate or mask layer. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072172 | MICROPATTERN FORMATION METHOD, RELEASE METHOD, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND STAMPER MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, there is provided a pattern formation method including forming a target layer to be processed on a substrate, adding a second dispersion containing a polymer material including a polymer chain having a base metal at a terminal end and a second solvent to a first dispersion containing noble-metal microparticles and a first solvent, thereby preparing a noble-metal microparticle layer coating solution in which microparticles covered with the polymer material are dispersed, arranging the noble-metal microparticles covered with the polymer material on the target layer by using the noble-metal microparticle layer coating solution, and transferring a projections pattern of the noble-metal microparticles covered with the polymer material to the target layer. | 03-12-2015 |