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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Thomas J. Nelson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Aaron K. Nienaber, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Joseph B. Eckel, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Ann M. Hawkins, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Amelia W. Koenig, Minneapolis, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for producing an abrasive article includes a production tool configured to provide shaped abrasive particles to a resin coated backing. A first end and a second end of the production tool are spliced together to form a spliced area. The production tool includes a dispensing surface that includes a plurality of cavities formed between the first end and the second end and configured to receive and hold the shaped abrasive particles. The resin coated backing is configured to receive the shaped abrasive particles from the dispensing surface of the production tool and configured to receive further shaped abrasive particles to fill gaps in the shaped abrasive particles caused by an absence of the plurality of cavities in the spliced area.