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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Aaron K. Nienaber, Maplewood, MN (US);
Logan J. Klaers, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
John C. Clark, Maplewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 18/00 (2006.01); B24D 11/00 (2006.01); B05D 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 18/0072 (2013.01); B05D 1/28 (2013.01); B24D 11/001 (2013.01); B24D 11/005 (2013.01); B05D 2252/02 (2013.01); B05D 2401/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for transferring particles by the use of a transfer tool to at least a portion of which is applied a vacuum to cause particles to jump from a particle source to the transfer tool.