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Michael Joseph Stirniman
Also filed as: STIRNIMAN MICHAEL · STIRNIMAN MICHAEL J · STIRNIMAN MICHAEL JOSEPH
64 granted patents·23 pending applications·657 citations·filing 1998–2015
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87 records- 0197US7968505B2LubricantSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 28, 2011·19 cites·2 claims
- 0295US7579304B2Thin film lubricant for advanced tribological performance of storage mediumSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 25, 2009·13 cites·12 claims
- 0392US6627302B1Lubricant overcoat for recording media and a process for making the sameSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2003·43 cites·12 claims
- 0491US6680079B1Planarization and corrosion protection of patterned magnetic mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 20, 2004·29 cites·6 claims
- 0589US6551703B1Silane derivatized lubricants for magnetic recording mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 22, 2003·22 cites·17 claims
- 0688US6613422B1Nitrogen -implanted, high carbon density overcoats for recording mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 2, 2003·24 cites·9 claims
- 0787US6821627B2Planarization and corrosion protection of patterned magnetic mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 23, 2004·18 cites·7 claims
- 0887US6673429B1Magnetic recording media with a multiple-layer lubricantSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 6, 2004·23 cites·20 claims
- 0986US7566508B2Perpendicular media with Cr-doped Fe-alloy-containing soft underlayer (SUL) for improved corrosion performanceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 28, 2009·5 cites·11 claims
- 1085US8586703B2Low profile lubricant with cyclophosphazene ring attachedYANG JIPING·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 19, 2013·9 cites·5 claims
- 1184US6753060B1Method for improving performance of thin film recording media and media obtained therebySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 22, 2004·18 cites·5 claims
- 1284US6589641B1Thin films of crosslinked fluoropolymer on a carbon substrateSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 8, 2003·47 cites·13 claims
- 1383US7354666B2Photo process to improve tribological performance of thin lubricant filmSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 8, 2008·4 cites·20 claims
- 1483US6686019B1In-situ stabilization of composite lubricant/additive films on thin film mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 3, 2004·19 cites·18 claims
- 1582US7772172B2Thin film lubricant for advanced tribological performance of storage mediumSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 10, 2010·4 cites·20 claims
- 1682US6613151B1Single disc vapor lubricationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 2, 2003·14 cites·10 claims
- 1781US7371474B1Advanced lubricant for thin film storage mediumSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted May 13, 2008·16 cites·8 claims
- 1881US6638608B1Protection overcoat for recording mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 28, 2003·13 cites·6 claims
- 1978US7998606B2Perpendicular media with Cr-doped Fe-alloy-containing soft underlayer (SUL)SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 16, 2011·2 cites·17 claims
- 2078US6602570B1Zone bonded lubrication for hard disk recording mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 5, 2003·11 cites·10 claims
- 2178US6214410B1Vacuum assisted lubrication of magnetic recording mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 10, 2001·30 cites·18 claims
- 2277US7060377B2Lubricant film containing additives for advanced tribological performance of magnetic storage mediumSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 13, 2006·11 cites·8 claims
- 2377US6804010B1Optical coating thickness optimization for fly height test mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 12, 2004·12 cites·14 claims
- 2477US6468947B1Lubricants with improved stability for magnetic recording mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 22, 2002·16 cites·2 claims
- 2576US7175926B2Dual-layer carbon-based protective overcoats for recording media by filtered cathodic ARC depositionSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 13, 2007·10 cites·20 claims
- 2676US6849304B1Method of forming lubricant filmsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 1, 2005·10 cites·20 claims
- 2775US8389067B2Deposition of lubricant onto magnetic mediaSTIRNIMAN MICHAEL J·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 5, 2013·2 cites·11 claims
- 2875US7361380B1Process for improving corrosion resistance of thin-film recording media & media obtained therebySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 22, 2008·10 cites·12 claims
- 2975US6838678B1Apparatus for inline continuous and uniform ultraviolet irradiation of recording mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 4, 2005·16 cites·19 claims
- 3075US6511702B1Apparatus and method to control the molecular weight distribution of a vaporSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 28, 2003·10 cites·15 claims
- 3172US6800349B2Zone bonded lubrication for hard disk recording mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 5, 2004·7 cites·19 claims
- 3272US6665077B1Method and apparatus for enhanced sensitivity fly height testing and measurementSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·9 cites·18 claims
- 3371US9017834B2Lubricants for data storageSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 28, 2015·1 cites·2 claims
- 3471US6984422B2Photo process to improve tribological performance of thin lubricant filmSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 10, 2006·6 cites·7 claims
- 3571US6761974B1Polymeric lubricants with improved stability and thin film recording media comprising sameSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 13, 2004·10 cites·29 claims
- 3670US7244521B2System and method for improving corrosion resistance of magnetic mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 17, 2007·6 cites·13 claims
- 3770US6767592B2Method for thin film protective overcoatSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 27, 2004·9 cites·9 claims
- 3870US6355300B1Disc lubrication for the load/unload head disc interfaceSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 12, 2002·26 cites·13 claims
- 3968US6846542B1UV treatment for improving performance of lubricated thin film recording media and media obtained therebySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 25, 2005·6 cites·21 claims
- 4067US8728242B2Single disc vapor lubricationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 20, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 4167US7018681B2Reducing UV process time on storage mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 28, 2006·4 cites·8 claims
- 4266US7682712B2Stability polymeric lubricants and thin film recording media comprising sameSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 23, 2010·1 cites·6 claims
- 4366US6916531B2Lubricant for thin film storage mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 12, 2005·7 cites·7 claims
- 4466US6099896AMethod and apparatus for zone lubrication of magnetic mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 8, 2000·18 cites·19 claims
- 4566US2009075123A1Lubricant for thin film storage mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4665US8382902B2Single disc vapor lubricationSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 26, 2013·2 cites·17 claims
- 4765US6878418B2Method for making zone-bonded lubricant layer for magnetic hard discsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 12, 2005·5 cites·19 claims
- 4864US7459415B1Lubricant for thin film storage mediaSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 2, 2008·4 cites·13 claims
- 4960US6916510B1Method for improving efficiency of UV curing of lubricant thin films and improved data/information storage media obtained therebySEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 12, 2005·3 cites·10 claims
- 5060US6558771B1Textured magnetic media for use with low-flying padded headsSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted May 6, 2003·3 cites·10 claims
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