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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1998
Don H Kincaid, Hudson, WI (US);
Scott R Culler, Burnsville, MN (US);
Larry R Krepski, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Daniel E Mickus, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An abrasive article is provided that includes a tie coat which improves adhesion between an abrasive layer and a backing in the abrasive article. The tie coat is preferably formed from a tie coat precursor comprising a sulfopoly(ester-urethane) component comprising in its backbone at least one non-terminal arylene or alkylene group comprising a pendant sulfonic acid group or salt thereof having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a trivalent aliphatic or aromatic group and M is a cation, said aliphatic or aromatic group being bonded directly to ester groups and wherein the polymer is terminated by at least one hydrolyzable silyl group. Preferably, the abrasive article is a structured abrasive article. Also provided is a method for making an abrasive article.