Patent ID: 7682653

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a magnetic disk, comprising (a) forming a layer of a lubricant material on a magnetic storage medium, the layer of lubricant material being located at least on an edge of the medium, wherein the medium is a disk; and (b) removing at least some of the lubricant material from the edge of the medium, wherein the removing step comprises the sub-steps: (b1) positioning a lubricant removal material between a contact assembly and the edge of the medium; (b2) the contact assembly applying a force to the edge of the medium, whereby the lubricant removal material is forcibly contacted with the medium edge; (b3) rotating the medium during sub-step (b2); and (b4) moving the lubricant removal material in a direction substantially orthogonal to an upper and/or lower surface of the medium during sub-step (b2).