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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:
Jun. 22, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicolas Avril, Merignac, FR;
Jane L Cercena, Ashford, CT (US);
Elinor B Keil, Worcester, MA (US);
David G Lund, West Brookfield, MA (US);
Karen M Conley, Athol, MA (US);
Bethany L Salek, Worcester, MA (US);
Assignee:
Norton Company, Worcester, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156173 ; 156169 ;
Abstract
Methods for orienting fibers and an apparatus for orienting fibers are provided for the fabrication of improved thin abrasive wheels utilizing uniform non-woven fiber reinforcement discs. The wheels are more resistant to hub push-out failure during grinding than wheels reinforced with woven fiber cloth.