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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 1996
Filed:
May. 19, 1995
Gary L Holmes, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Scott R Culler, Burnsville, MN (US);
David H Hardy, New Richmond, WI (US);
William A Hendrickson, St. Joseph, WI (US);
Thomas P Klun, Lakeland, MN (US);
Kimberly K Harmon, Hudson, WI (US);
Robert V Heiti, Hudson, WI (US);
Kathryn M Spurgeon, River Falls, WI (US);
Charles J Studiner, III, Oakdale, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Abrasive articles comprising precisely shaped particles are disclosed. The particles are bonded together to form a shaped mass, e.g., a wheel; alternatively, the particles can be bonded to a backing to form a coated abrasive article; or the particles can be bonded into a fibrous, nonwoven substrate to form a non-woven abrasive article.