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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:
Aug. 25, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1986
David S Cordova, Midlothian, VA (US);
Rob R Gordon, Jr, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Allied Corporation, Morris Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for polishing an article are provided. The method features the step of contacting the article in an area to be polished with at least one polyethylene filament. The polishing apparatus comprises at least one polyethylene filament, and means for rotating the filament about a central axis for contact with the surface to be polished. The polyethylene filament of choice is characterized by a tenacity and an elongation such that the product of the tenacity and the square root of the elongation (toughness paramenter) ranges from 20 to 60 units. With use of such a filament, deflashing of an article to be deflashed can be accomplished simultaneously with the polishing of the article.