Patents by Inventor Frederick K. Lowes

Frederick K. Lowes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electroless coated disks for high temperature applications and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 8828482
    Abstract: A disk for a hard disk drive is provided. The disk comprises a substrate comprising aluminum, and a coating layer disposed over the substrate. The coating layer comprises an alloy of Ni, X1 and X2, wherein X1 comprises one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ag, Au, B, Cr, Cu, Ga, In, Mn, Mo, Nb, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, Te, W, Zn and Zr, and wherein X2 comprises either B or P, and wherein X1 and X2 do not comprise the same elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: WD Media, LLC
    Inventors: Alan J. Ruffini, Lindsey A. Hamilton, Dorothea Buechel-Rimmel, Jean M. Laplante, Ambrose Schaffer, Frederick K. Lowes