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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
May. 06, 2021
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
David M. Mahli, Woodbury, MN (US);
Joel A. Getschel, Osceola, WI (US);
Paul D. Graham, Woodbury, MN (US);
Steven J. Mcman, Stillwater, MN (US);
Thomas A. Mahler, Osceola, WI (US);
Charles R. Wald, Oakdale, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A porous coated abrasive article comprises a porous backing having opposed first and second major surfaces, and a porous abrasive layer disposed on the first major surface. The porous backing comprises a porous oriented thermoplastic film. The porous backing has a land portion and openings extending between the first and second major surfaces. Each opening has a respective area at the first surface, wherein the openings have a number density of 5 to 4600 openings per square inch, and wherein the total area of the openings is from 1 to 90 area percent, based on the combined total areas of the land portion and the openings. The porous abrasive layer is disposed on the first major surface of the porous backing. The porous abrasive layer comprises abrasive particles retained in a binder and has an abrading surface opposite the porous backing, and the second major surface of the porous backing and the abrading surface are in fluid communication through at least some of the openings. A method of making the porous coated abrasive article using flame perforation is also disclosed.