Patent ID: 7018572

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a data storage media, comprising: disposing an identifier layer onto a surface of a stamper, said stamper having primary surface features on a first side of said stamper opposite said identifier layer, wherein said identifier layer is a managed heat transfer layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of polyimide, polyamideimide, polyamide, polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyetherketone, and blends, copolymers, mixtures, reaction products, and composites comprising at least one of the foregoing materials; forming secondary features on an exposed surface of said identifier layer; installing said stamper into a mold: injecting a molten plastic material into the mold, wherein said molten plastic material physically contacts said first side; and cooling said plastic material to form said data storage media, such that a positive image of said primary surface features and of said secondary features are formed into at least a portion of a surface of said plastic material.