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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Robinette S. Alkhas, Winnetka, CA (US);
Ronald D. Apple, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Louis S. Moren, Oakdale, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 11/00 (2006.01); B24D 3/28 (2006.01); B24D 3/00 (2006.01); B24D 13/00 (2006.01); B24D 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 11/005 (2013.01); B24D 3/00 (2013.01); B24D 3/002 (2013.01); B24D 3/28 (2013.01); B24D 13/00 (2013.01); B24D 18/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nonwoven abrasive article includes a lofty open nonwoven fiber web comprising entangled fibers; and abrasive platelets secured to the entangled fibers by at least one binder material. A majority of the abrasive platelets are respectively bonded in an edge-wise manner to at least one of the entangled fibers. Methods of making the nonwoven abrasive article and converted forms, including a convolute abrasive wheel, are also disclosed.