Patents by Inventor Vince A. Paola

Vince A. Paola 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).

  • Magnetic recording medium lubricated with a cholesteric liquid crystal
    Patent number: 5026577
    Abstract: A recording medium comprising a substrate, a memory layer supported by the substrate, and a liquid crystal lubricant overlying the recording medium. The recording medium preferably has a wear layer over the memory layer. The liquid crystal lubricant comprises a cholesteric liquid crystal and cholestryl oleyl carbonate is particularly preferred. The lubricant may be applied to the recording medium by dipping in a dilute solution containing a volatile solvent and then evaporating the solvent, leaving a thin lubricant film over the wear layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: Aluminum Company of America
    Inventors: Girma Biresaw, Daniel J. Boland, Vince A. Paola, W. Thomas Evans, William P. Kampert, Ronald L. Abels