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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:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
May. 26, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henry A Larmie, Oakdale, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D / ; B24D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
51295 ; 51294 ; 51309 ;
Abstract
A preferred abrasive grain comprises a sintered product of a precursor material comprising alumina, zirconia, and rare earth oxide. The preferred abrasive grain has an average hardness of at least about 21 GPa and an average toughness of at least about 4 MPa.multidot.m.sup.1/2. A method of preparing preferred abrasive grain is provided. The improved abrasive grain are useful in abrasive products.